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j        Uable  of  Contents,  | 

I  1 

I  LI-BE-RTy  HALL:  | 

1  Memoir  of  Four  Able  Baptists,  g 

I  Thomas  E,  Skinner,  D.  D.,   125  | 

I  Tribute  to  Prof.  Williams  Kutherford,  | 

i  John  C.  Whitner,    135  1 

I  Exegetical,  I 

I  J,  G.  McCall,  LL.D,,    140  | 

1  Sing  a  Song,  (Poem.)  1 

j  R.McGlain Fields,    --------  142  | 

I  EVITO'RIAL.  I 

I  Straws,     -    -    -    -  -   143  I 

i  Item  10  in  the  Constitution  of  the  Georgia  Bap-  i 

J  tist  Convention,   145  1 

I  The  More  Excellent  Way,   147  | 

J  Commendations,  -    -  148  g 

I  Notices,  '   I 

I  METHOD  IJ^  WOTtK.  I 

m  Progress,  m 

I  B.  F.  Riley,  D.D.,   153  | 

g  The  Way  We  Did  it  in  The  Appalachee  i 

J  Association,   155  J 

1  How  They  Do  at  Lumpkin,  Georgia,     -    -    -    -  157  1 

I  How  They  Do  at  Grantville,  Georgia,    -    -    -    -  159  | 

J  How  to  Improve  the  Payer  Meeting,    -    -    -    -  162  g 

I  The  Church  at  Work,  -    .    -    .  165  1 

I  Lines  of  Work  For  Women,   165  | 

g  Some  Sunday  School  Hows  of  Special  Interest,    -  166  J 

I  The  Pastor's  Wife,   166  | 

1  A  Good  Plan,   168  | 


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Memoir  of  Four  Able  Baptists. 

BY  THOMAS  E.  SKINNER. 

Patrick  Dowd,  James  McDaniel,  Thos.  Meredith  and  Sam- 
uel Wait  represent  the  men  who  constitute  our  theme. 

Patrick  Dowd— 1799-1866— lies  buried  in  the  yard  of  Mount 
Pisgah  church,  Wake  County,  of  which  church  he  was  pastor 
for  twenty-seven  years.  He  was  baptized  by  Dr.  W.  T. 
Brantley,  Sr.,  into  the  fellowship  of  Friendship  Baptist 
Church.  He  graduated  from  Columbian  College,  Washington 
City,  under  the  presidency  of  Dr.  Staughton,  and  was  a  class- 
mate of  Dr.  R.  B.  C.  Howell.  He  was  ordained  as  pastor  of 
First  Baptist  Church  of  Raleigh,  by  Robert  T.  Daniel  and 
Thos.  Crocker.  He  was  at  one  time  the  pastor  of  the  church 
in  Tarboro,  but  the  most  of  his  ministry  was  spent  within  the 
limits  of  the  Raleigh  Association,  of  which  body  he  was  Mod- 
erator for  many  years. 

Brother  Dowd  baptized  Dr.  Wm.  Hooper  in  1831  into  the 
fellowship  of  Mount  Carmel  Church ;  and  he  also  baptized  Dr. 


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Matthew  Tyson  Yates  into  the  fellowship  of  Mount  Pisgali 
Church  in  1836. 

Patrick  Dowd  was  the  first  President  of  the  Convention, 
Vv^hich  fact  shows  his  influence  and  standing  in  that  great 
body. 

Providentially  your  speaker  was  called  upon  to  preach  his 
funeral  sermon  at  his  residence,  twelve  miles  west  of  Raleigh. 
The  text  was,  James  v.  10*  An  example  of  suffering  afflic- 
tion, and  of  patience."  There  Avere  probably  1,500  persons 
present,  and  five  or  six  lodges  of  Free  Masons  were  among  the 
number.  Old  Brother  Clements,  of  Wake,  one  of  Brother 
Dowd's  friends,  assured  me  of  something  of  which  I  have 
often  had  grave  doubts  :  That  I  was  certainly  called  of  God 
to  preach  the  gospel."  "  Tell  me.  Brother  Clements,  how  you 
found  that  out?"  "  Well,  you  see,  I  have  been  noticing  that 
God  fixed  it  so  that  you  should  be  asked  to  preach  Bro, 
Dowd's  funeral  sermon,  while  Brother  Johnson  Olive  ex- 
pected to  do  that  thing ;  and  then  again,  Brother  Dov/d  and 
Dr.  Howell  were  classmates,  and  you  have  been  called  to  suc- 
ceed Dr.  H.  at  Nashville,  Tenn.  You  see,  my  Brother  Skin- 
ner, you  must  M^atch  these  little  things,  if  you  would  under- 
stand God's  providences."  Brother  Olive  did  preach  Brother 
Dowd's  funeral  over  again, as  I  didn't  half  preach  it  nohow." 

Patrick  Dowd  had  strong  friends  and  bitter  enemies.  The 
latter  regarded  the  closing  part  of  his  life  as  under  a  cloud, 
while  the  former  stoutly  resisted  them,  clinging  with  tenacity 
to  their  persecuted  friend  and  brother. 

Patrick  Dowd  was  tall  and  graceful  and  of  commanding 
presence,  an  eloquent  speaker,  a  master  of  assemblies,  a  suc- 
cessful preacher  and  a  beloved  pastor. 

It  is  a  point  of  great  distinction  that  he  was  chosen  by  his 
brethren — and  such  brethren — to  be  the  first  president  of  the 
Convention.    He  lived  67  years  and  has  been  dead  32  years. 

Rev.  James  McDaniel,  D.  D.,  was  born  near  Fayetteville, 
N.  C,  in  1808,  and  died  in  1870— age  68  years.  He  organized 
the  Fayetteville  Baptist  Church,  of  which  he  was  pastor  for 
thirty-three  years.  For  six  years  he  was  pastor  of  the  First 
Baptist  Church  of  Wilmington,  and  at  the  same  time  edited 
a  religious  paper,  in  the  columns  of  which  he  crossed  swords 
with  Meredith  and  Finch  and  others,  during  that  period  in 
our  history  which  might  be  called  the  day  of  martial  Chris- 
tianity.   He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  our  Convention,  and 


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was  here  wliere  we  now  are,  in  the  historic  town  of  Green- 
ville, in  1830.  Dr.  McDaniel  was  President  of  the  Conven- 
tion for  twenty  consecutive  sessions — look  to  your  laurels. 
Brother  Marsh? — and  no  other  brother  has  received  such 
honor  from  this  body.  He  was  clerk  of  the  Cape  Fear  Asso- 
ciation for  fourteen  years  consecutively,  and  was  a  trustee  of 
Yi ake  Forest  College  for  as  many  years. 

He  was  a  clean-looking,  handsome  blonde  of  most  pleas- 
ing appearance,  a  most  courteous  gentleman  always,  and 
showed  good  breeding,  like  the  Huguenots  of  South  Carolina, 
with  whom  he  was  connected. 

Dr.  McDaniel  was  greatly  beloved  by  all  his  brethren.  I 
knew  him  in  the  evening  of  his  life,  and  can  only  see  him 
after  the  fire  of  youth  and  the  eloquence  of  his  prime  man- 
hood had  passed,  and  after  time  had  cooled  the  ardor  of  the 
one  and  the  grandeur  of  the  other. 

Like  Dr.  Hooper,  Rev.  J.  J.  James  and  myself.  Dr.  Mc- 
Daniel wore  a  wig.  All  four  of  us  occupied  the  same  room 
at  one  of  our  meetings,  and  all  of  us,  when  ready  to  retire 
for  the  evening,  had  to  uncover  our  bald  heads.  The  conver- 
sation turned  upon  wigs  as  the  topic — their  cost  and  different 
mechanisms,  their  comfort  and  inconvenience,  the  indelicacy 
of  the  mean  things,  and  the  duplicity  and  insincerity — as 
some  regard  it — of  the  men  who  wear  them,  and,  finally,  their 
costliness. 

In  all  this  funny  chat  on  wigs,  the  gentle,  scholarly,  pure 
and  spiritually-minded  Wm.  Hooper  looked  most  sombre  and 
distressed,  great  man  that  he  was,  and  once  he  tried  ineffec- 
tually to  change  the  subject  of  conversation,  but  one  of  the 
poor  baldies  was  up  for  some  fun,  and  the  wig  question  would 
not  down. 

Brother  James  and  I  had  retired,  leaving  Hooper  and 
McDaniel  continuing  the  conversation — but  it  was  not  about 
wigs.  Presently  one  of  the  gentlemen  asked,  "  Is  Skinner 
asleep!"  Brother  McDaniel,  seeming  to  understand  the  ob- 
ject of  the  inquiry,  responded,  I  believe  so,"  and  added, 
"  Now,  Brother  Hooper,  you  retire,  and  I  willfollov/  soon  and 
put  out  the  light."  "  No,"  replied  Dr.  Hooper,  "  you  get  in 
bed  and  I  will  soon  follow  you,  and  I  will  put  out  the  light." 
Just  then,  hunching  Brother  James,  jocularly,  he  burst  out 
aloud  in  laughter  in  which  I  joined  with  great  relief  to  my 
risibilities. 


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THE  SOUTHBRK  ADVAI^CE. 


The  case,  plainly  stated,  is  that  both  of  the  brethren  who 
would  not  retire  were  extremely  sensitive  about  wigs,  and 
bald  heads  especially. 

However  all  this  may  appear,  one  thing  you  may  be  sure 
of,  that  those  four  wigs  in  that  room  that  night  covered  a  mul- 
titude of  brains. 

I  loved  Brother  McDaniel  very  much.  He  was  pure  and 
artless  ;  such  an  accomplished  gentleman  in  every  situation ; 
such  a  sweet  Christian  character,  and  so  fond  of  all  his  breth- 
ren. He  possessed  in  a  rare  degree  the  gifts  and  graces  of 
the  orator,  and  many  were  the  traditions  of  his  pathos  and 
power  as  a  preacher  in  his  younger  days. 

He  lived  to  be  sixty-eight  years  old,  and  w^as  greatly  tried 
in  his  declining  years  by  the  infamous  treatment  to  which  he 
was  subjected  by  Sherman's  Bummers.  They  demanded  his 
gold,  which,  they  said,  he  had  buried.  Every  article  of  cloth- 
ing, save  what  was  on  his  person,  they  carried  off,  and  then, 
cocking  their  pistols,  swore  they  would  kill  him  if  he  did  not 
surrender  his  hidden  treasure.  Just  then  General  Mower  ap- 
peared on  the  scene,  and,  giving  the  secret  sign  of  the  Masons, 
Dr.  McDaniel  res]Donded  in  Masonic  answer.  The  vile  bum- 
mers were  ordered  out  by  the  United  States  General,  and  our 
dear  friend  and  brother  was  rescued  from  the  thieves  and 
villians. 

The  next  Sunday  Dr.  McDaniel  walked  from  his  residence, 
which  w^as  three  miles  from  Fayetteville,  and  winced  not  to 
ascend  his  pulpit  to  preach  to  his  distressed  and  devoted  peo- 
ple, his  church  being  the  only  house  of  worship  in  the  town 
opened  that  day. 

Good-bye,  beloved  brother,  for  a  short  season  only. 

The  Kev.  Thomas  Meredith  was  doubtless  the  ablest  man 
who  has  yet  appeared  amongst  us.  As  the  founder  and  first 
editor  of  the  Biblical  Recorder^  he  did  more  to  organize  and 
develop  the  Baptists  than  any  other  man  who  has  ever  lived 
in  the  State.  Mr.  Meredith  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1797 ; 
came  to  North  Carolina  in  1820 ;  removed  to  Georgia  in  1822 ; 
was  settled  as  pastor  in  Edenton  in  1825 ;  founded  the  Bap- 
tist Interpreter  in  1832,  which  was  changed  to  the  Biblical 
Recorder  in  1834.  He  returned  to  Newbern  in  1835,  and  was 
pastor  and  editor  till  1838,  when  he  moved  to  Raleigh  and 
taught  a  female  school,  and  also  edited  the  Recorder.  Thus 
we  see  one  man  in  that  day  had  the  work  of  two  or  three. 


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His  school  was  held  in  a  family  dwelling;,  while  we  have  now 
in  Raleigh,  nigh  on  to  completion,  one  of  the  largest  and 
handsomest  public  buildings  in  the  Southern  states.  In  ar- 
chitecture it  is  the  admiration  of  all  who  behold  it.  Thanks, 
many  thanks,  to  the  good  Lord  of  all,  for  this  institution,  and 
for  Oxford  and  Murfreesboro. 

Brother  Stringfield  has  labored  so  exhaustively  in  the  noble 
cause  that  he  is  as  poor  as  an  overworked  horse ;  but,  mind 
you,  he  is  still  Stringy,  though  he  looks  so  poor ;  he  is  emi- 
nently fibrous,  consisting  mainly  of  Strings ;  he  is  so  ropy ; 
many  strings  twisted  into  one  great  string.  He  is  viscid, 
which  means  glutinous,  adhering,  sticking,  to  the  work,  and 
a  gymnast  as  well,  with  as  limber  a  back  as  a  Japanese  con- 
tortionist. I  have  never  known  such  an  agent  as  our  stringy 
Brother  Stringfield. 

Mr.  Meredith  wrote  the  constitution  of  the  North  Carolina 
Baptist  State  Convention,  and  also  the  masterly  address  of 
that  body  to  the  Baptists  of  the  State,  when  organized  in 
1830,  in  Greenville,  N.  C.  He  died  in  Raleigh  in  1851,  and 
is  buried  in  the  old  City  Cemetery.  While  living  in  Eden- 
ton,  Mr.  Meredith  was  my  father's  pastor  at  Bethel  Church, 
nine  miles  from  Edenton,  in  Perquimans  County.  It  was 
into  the  fellowship  of  this  church  that  he  baptized  Mrs.  Ann 
Mollan,  who  was  the  first  white  person  ever  baptized  from  the 
town  of  Edenton,  which  had  no  Baptist  Church  at  that  time. 
It  turned  out  that  I  was  baptized  at  the  same  spot  thirty -five 
years  later,  though  I  had  at  that  time  never  heard  of  Mrs. 
Mollan,  who  moved  from  Edenton  to  New  York.  Well,  what 
of  Mrs.  Mollan?  Why,  she  was  the  grandmother  of  my  wife 
— nee  Ann  Stuart  Ludlow. 

The  late  Mrs.  Alfred  Williams  was  baptized  by  Mr.  Mere- 
dith about  the  same  time.  He  was  the  first  minister  of  any 
denomination  that  I  can  remember.  I  cannot  remember 
Martin  Moss,  for  he  died  in  1827,  and  I  was  born  in  1825,  but 
he  lived  only  eight  miles  from  my  father.  In  1803,  Martin 
Ross  had  planned  what  the  brethren  in  1830  accomplished. 
I  don't  know  but  that  he  was  the  greatest  Roman  of  them  all. 

Mr.  Meredith  forewarned  and  thus  forearmed  the  Baptists 
of  the  Albemarle  section  against  the  pernicious  heresies  of 
those  "bastard  Baptists,"  as  he  called  them,  known  then  as  the 
followers  of  Alex.  Campbell.  The  files  of  the  Biblical  Recor- 
der will  show  the  able  editorials  launched  against  that  sect. 


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THE  SOUTHERN  ADVANCE. 


Doubtless  it  is  largely  owing  to  his  exposure  of  their  errors  that 
Campbellism  did  not  get  a  foothold  in  oiir  State,  as  it  did  in 
Tennessee,  and  especially  in  Kentucky,  and  even  in  Virginia. 

Mr.  Meredith  prepared  to  practice  law  when  a  youth.  To 
this  fact  we  may  ascribe  much  of  his  intellectual  habit,  the 
power  of  concentration,  the  disposition  of  careful  analysis 
and  sifting  of  evidence,  the  clearness  of  the  picture  in  his 
own  concept,  and  the  lucidity  and  definiteness  of  his  state- 
ment. How  many  of  the  master  minds  in  all  the  great  epochs 
of  the  church  have  had  the  advantage  of  the  exact  and  ethical 
study  of  the  law,  which  compels  accuracy  and  keeps  alive  the 
human  relationships,  as  a  wholesome  counterweight  to  the  in- 
finities and  eternities  of  dogmas,  and  as  an  initiation  to  ad- 
ministrative and  practical  usefulness  as  well. 

As  an  editor,  Mr.  Meredith  had  no  equal  of  his  day,  nor 
has  he  of  the  present.  His  active  life  embraced  the  period 
of  ecclesiastical  controversy  which  was  the  fashion  of  that 
day  among  all  denominations  of  Christians,  and  especially 
between  the  Methodists  and  the  Baptists.  And  w^hen  these 
two  did  not  controvert,  then  each  would  turn  upon  ministers 
of  their  own  sect  and  would  write  bitterly  against  one  another. 
Examples  are  presented  in  the  cases  of  the  late  Dr.  J.  R. 
Graves  versus  his  Baptist  brethren,  and  of  the  late  Dr.  Charles 
F.  Deems  against  his  Methodist  brethren.  I  knew  each  of 
these  men  intimately  and  loved  them  for  their  many  virtues, 
for  they  were  good  men.  It  was  simply  the  fashion  of  the 
day.  Mr.  Meredith's  keen  Damascus  sabre  was  crossed  with 
those  of  many  of  his  own  Baptist  brethren,  as  Hooper  and 
Wm.  Hill  Jordon  and  the  three  Purefoy's — George,  James 
and  Addison — and  Armstrong  and  McDaniel  and  the  elder 
Finch  and  Repiton  and  Trotman,  with  many  other  lesser  lights 
of  the  day.  But  none  could  successfully  stand  against  Mr. 
Meredith,  the  mighty  Goliah  of  controversy. 

It  is  refreshing  to  take  a  long  breath  of  safety  and  peace 
after  the  annals  of  such  warfare,  and  to  rejoice  that  the  day 
has  passed  in  North  Carolina,  at  least  among  the  Baptists,  for 
such,  unprofitable,  if  not  unchristian  conflicts.  With  these 
brethren,  however,  it  seemed  to  have  been  necessary,  for  the 
defense  of  the  faith  once  delivered  to  the  saints,  and  perhaps 
it  was  one  way  of  keeping  up  religious  interest,  since  "  a  bat- 
tlefield is  better  than  a  graveyard." 

The  Baptist  State  Convention  authorized  a  shaft  to  be 


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raised  over  the  grave  of  Mr.  Meredith,  and  Skinner  was  made 
the  committee  to  see  it  put  up  and  paid  for  to  the  tune  of 
$225.  And  that  is  all  right.  Perhaps  you  have  noticed  that 
I  have  called  him  Mr.  Meredith,  and  not  Dr.  He  was  far  too 
great  a  man  to  be  doctored.  It  would  have  seemed  as  much 
out  of  place  to  say  Dr.  Meredith,  as  in  later  days  to  have 
heard  one  speak  of  Dr.  Spurgeon. 

Men  were  men  in  those  days,  but  it  now  seems  fit  to  help 
the  weak  brethren,  and  to  call  them  Dr.  Skinner,  Dr.  Huf- 
ham.  Dr.  Cobb,  Carter,  Marsh,  Royall,  Brown,  Overby, 
Penick,  et  id  omne  genus^  ad  infinitum.  The  men  of  that  day 
were  more  Biblical  than  we  are  in  this  matter,  for  it  is  writ- 
ten that  Jesus  said,  Matt,  xxiii.  10:  "  Neither  be  ye  called 
master  " — that  is,  teacher,  and  that  is  what  Doctor  means — 
"for  one  is  your  teacher,  even  Christ,  and  all  ye  are  breth- 
ren ;  but  he  that  is  greatest  among  you  shall  be  your  servant." 

Brethren,  self-exhaltation  leads  to  abasement,  while  true 
humility  leads  to  spiritual  exaltation. 

Woe  unto  the  Scribes  and  Pharisees  of  the  nineteenth 
century ! 

I  knew  Thomas  Meredith,  and  remember  well  his  person 
and  facial  features.  The  only  man  that  ever  reminded  me  of 
him  was  Jefferson  Davis.  The  pictures  we  have  of  Meredith 
are  wholly  unlike  him .  He  was  tall  and  slender,  held  his  head 
very  erect  when  walking,  and  swung  his  arms  from  the  elbow 
only ;  not  with  stiffness,  but  gracefully,  which  was  mistaken 
sometimes  by  the  vulgar  for  pride  and  bombast,  while  in  truth 
it  was  unconscious  grandeur,  displayed  by  dignified,  Christian 
manhood. 

We  have  had  but  one  Meredith.    Peace  to  his  ashes. 

Samuel  Wait  was  the  Atlas  of  the  Baptists,  for  he  carried 
the  whole  denomination  on  his  back  and  in  his  heart  before 
we  had  learned  to  walk  erect.  He  lived  between  1789  and 
1867.  He  lies  buried  in  the  cemetery  of  Wake  Forest  Col- 
lege, and  has  been  dead  thirty-one  years. 

Rev.  James  Purefoy  used  to  say  that  Dr.  Wait  did  more 
for  the  development  of  North  Carolina  than  any  man  who 
had  ever  lived  in  the  State.  The  two  men  were  so  intimate 
and  for  so  long  a  time  were  interested  in  the  same  matters 
that  I  do  not  doubt  that  Brother  Purefoy  certainly  believed 
it.  Certainly,  to  no  man  are  we  indebted  more  for  our  State 
Convention  and  for  Wake  Forest  College  than  to  Dr.  Samuel 


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Wait.  He  was  undoubtedly  cogitating  and  praying  for  these 
two  institutions  before  he  was  acquainted  with  a  score  of  per- 
sons in  the  State. 

As  the  founder  of  Wake  Forest  College,  he  has  surely  laid 
the  Baptists  and  the  whole  people  of  the  State  under  the 
most  sacred  obligations  ever  to  cherish  his  memory  with  grate- 
ful affection. 

He  was  passing  through  North  Carolina  in  February,  1827, 
with  Dr.  Staughton  on  a  collecting  tour  for  Columbian  Col- 
lege, located  in  Washington  City,  and  his  journal  shows  that 
shortly  after  leaving  Newbern  he  asked  Dr.  Basil  Manly,  Sr., 
in  Charleston,  S.  C,  if  he  did  not  think  that  a  State  Conven- 
tion might  be  organized  in  North  Carolina.  Dr.  Manly  shook 
his  head,  saying  :  I  fear  that  the  time  has  not  yet  come." 
He  visited  Newbern  first  in  February,  1827,  and  in  Novem- 
ber of  the  same  year  he  was  settled  as  the  pastor  of  the  church 
in  that  city. 

In  view  of  what  occured  in  the  next  few  years,  it  would 
seem  that  he  did  not  agree  with  Dr.  Manly,  "  that  the  time 
had  not  yet  come." 

From  1827  to  1880  are  only  three  years — only  86  months — 
only  about  four  million  pulse  beats,  before  Dr.  Wait  saw  his 
heart  prayers  answered,  and  Dr.  Manly  as  a  prophet  amazed 
and  silenced  as  to  the  North  Carolina  Baptists. 

Who  can  doubt  that  the  spirit  of  God  led  Dr.  Wait,  per- 
haps through  Martin  Ross's  inspiration  and  foresight,  to  en- 
tertain and  incubate  the  true  Master's  thoughts,  of  establish- 
ing first,  a  convention  of  the  Baptists  of  the  State,  and 
secondly,  of  establishing  a  religious  paper  as  our  organ  in  the 
State? 

There  were  only  about  15,000  of  our  people  in  the  State  at 
that  time ;  and  had  not  these  two  ideas  of  Dr.  Wait  been 
realized,  there  possibly  might  not  have  been  more  than  15,- 
000  Baptists  in  North  Carolina,  even  now,  instead  of  the 
800,000,  which  we  number  at  present.  And  brethren,  the 
Baptists  have  increased  proportionately  throughout  the 
United  States.  President  Whiteman,  of  Columbian  Univer- 
sity at  Washington  City,  says  on  the  present  educational 
status  of  the  Baptist  denomination,  that  there  are  169  in- 
stitutions of  learning  in  the  United  States,  with  34,000  stu- 
dents and  $86,000,000  of  endowments." 

The  Convention  was  formed  in  1830,  and  Dr.  Wait  was 


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appointed  its  first  corresponding  secretary,  at  one  dollar  per 
day,  including  traveling  expenses.  Why,  men  must  have 
walked  in  that  day,  as  Enoch  did,  and  lived  on  faith  for  rations. 

In  August,  1832,  the  Convention,  then  only  two  years  old, 
assembled  at  Reeves'  Chapel  in  Chatham  County,  and  then 
and  there  resolved  to  establish  a  manual  labor  school  at  Wake 
Forest,  and  a  committee  consisting  of  Wm.  Hooper,  Thos. 
Meredith,  John  Armstrong  and  Samuel  Wait  was  appointed 
to  select  a  head-manager.  The  first  three  chose  the  fourth, 
Samuel  Wait,  for  the  position. 

Now,  see  this  man's  faith  and  purpose ;  for  it  is  a  fact,  that 
two  years  before  he  was  chosen  as  the  head  of  the  school,  he 
was  collecting  subscriptions  for  the  Baptist  organ,  which  was 
not  yet  announced,  nor  did  any  one  have  a  thought  w^ho  would 
edit  it,  or  whence  it  would  be  issued.  Can  Chicago  show  any 
such  heroism  as  this?  Did  ever  such  faith  and  work  fail  to 
command  God's  blessing?  The  Rough  Riders  at  Santiago,  and 
Dewey  in  Manila  Bay,  and  Schley  and  Sampson  on  the  mighty 
deep,  performed  amazing  deeds  of  valor,  but  as  spiritual  for- 
ces are  infinitely  higher  and  more  glorious  than  temporal  and 
earthly  transactions,  so  do  these  men  and  their  aspirations 
transcend  all  others,  because  faith  and  love — their  instru- 
ments— are  greater  and  more  enduring  and  more  blessed  than 
the  big  guns  and  the  mighty  ships. 

In  the  year  1833,  while  they  were  getting  ready  to  open 
the  school.  Brother  Wait  spent  the  time  in  traveling  with  his 
wife  and  child  in  a  carryall  wagon  with  their  bed  and  bed- 
ding and  cooking  utensils,  and  camping  out  much  of  the  time, 
in  securing  students  and  begging  for  furniture  and  bedding 
and  bed  clothing  for  the  prospective  students,  who  were  to 
come  whenever  the  school  should  open,  and  all  this  at  one 
dollar  per  day  and  he  paying  the  travelling  expenses. 

Now  you  see  brethren,  your  origin  in  North  Carolina  and 
the  hole  whence  you  were  digged. 

Dark  and  dreary  was  the  season,  and  the  surroundings  of 
these  noble  men  who  laid  the  rough  foundations  of  the  grand 
structure  which  their  sons  have  taken  out  of  their  hands  and 
have  carried  forward  and  will  continue  to  carry  forward  unto 
the  end  of  the  age  and  to  the  glory  of  God. 

If  some  benevolent  Rockefeller  had  given  us  a  million  of 
dollars  to  begin  with,  we  would  have  been  spiritual  paupers 
now;  because  the  gift  would  have  puffed  us  up,  and  the 


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Spirit  of  the  Lord  would  have  departed  from  us,  and  we  would 
have  slumbered  and  slept,  while  the  enemy  would  have  come 
in  and  the  cause  of  education  and  of  evangelization  would 
have  failed  and  died  out  and  we  might  have  been  discussing 
here  to-night  the  divine  emanance,  or  inerrancy  of  the  Scrip- 
ture;  or  whether  Moses  wrote  the  Pentateuch  and  Isaiah  his 
great  prophecy. 

Brethren,  when  we  think  of  these  noble  heroes  of  faith, 
and  their  noble  aims ;  their  impedients ;  their  poverty ;  their 
ridicule  and  loneliness ;  and  their  wonderful  success  over  all 
these,  we  feel  too  insignificant  in  the  comparison  to  be  count- 
ed as  their  successors. 

And  to  think,  brethren,  that  we  are  on  the  very  spot  of 
earth  where  their  undertakings  were  planned,  and  the  pres- 
ence of  the  very  houses  and  homes — tho'  their  denizens  may 
all  be  gone — in  which  that  first  convention  were  entetained  I 

Strange  emotions  creep  over  us.  Some  unreal  mysterious 
presences  may  be  fitting  over  us  and  amongst  us.  O,  that 
we  might  catch  the  fervor  of  their  spirits ;  the  determination 
of  their  zeal ;  the  wisdom  of  their  deliberations  ;  the  constan- 
cy of  their  devotion  and  the  sublimity  of  their  faith  and 
love ! 

These  men  were  not  distinguished  for  their  classic  lore, 
historic  research,  or  worldly  fame ;  but  what  is  far  better, 
they  were  taught  of  the  Spirit ;  they  understood  the  gospel 
of  Jesus  Christ,  and  they  felt  the  needs  of  their  fellowmen ; 
and  they  knew  how  to  apply  that  gospel  to  men  to  whom  God 
gave  ears  to  hear.  These  heroes  were  men  of  single  aim  ;  of 
concecrated  purpose  ;  of  imperial  will,  and  of  modest  mein — 
honestjbrave,  unselfish.  To  these  men  who  dared  to  do  in 
1830  such  grand  things  for  God  and  humanity  as  have  result- 
ed in  the  salvation  of  hundreds  of  thousands  of  immortal 
souls,  and  in  sending  the  gospel  by  their  missionaries  all  over 
North  Carolina,  and  to  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth,  and 
in  educating  the  people  into  light  and  liberty ;  yes,  to  these 
men  we  bow  our  heads,  and  with  the  memories  of  sixty-eight 
vanished  years,  we  supplicate  the  same  mercy,  and  love,  and 
guidance  of  Almighty  God,  which  He  was  pleased  to  vouch- 
safe to  them,  when  they  did  so  grandly  purpose  and  plan  and 
work  for  His  glory  and  for  the  world's  future. 


Tribute  to  Prof.  Williams  Rutherford. 


BY  JOHN  C.  WHITNER. 

Fifty  years  have  passed  since  Professor  Eutherford  and 
myself  became  acquainted.  I  had  just  entered  college,  com- 
ing from  a  home  more  distant  then  as  to  time  of  travel  than 
San  Francisco  is  now.  Soon  after  reaching  Athens,  when  a 
mother's  apron  strings  had  but  a  short  while  been  removed, 
and  a  mother's  parting  blessing  was  still  the  comfort  to  a 
boyish  heart,  my  first  college  acquaintances — Landrum,  Gor- 
don, Bacon — invited  me  to  visit  with  them  the  Baptist  Sunday- 
school,  and  there,  in  August,  1850,  the  acquaintance  of 
Williams  Eutherford  was  formed.  He  was  superintendent, 
comparatively  a  young  man,  and  his  cordial  hand-grasp 
touched  me  whilst  his  kindly  tone  won  my  heart,  as  he  told  of 
being  a  college  mate  of  my  brother,  reciting  a  large  propor- 
tion of  studies  with  his  class. 

Three  years  later,  and  a  little  over  one  month  after  my 
graduation,  in  September,  1853,  we  were  drawn  together  as 
brothers  indeed  by  my  marrying  his  wife's  sister.  We  have 
since  lived  as  brothers,  he  the  elder,  the  stronger  as  to  char- 
acter, the  grander  as  to  attainments,  and  the  gentler  and 
tenderer  as  to  graces  of  the  Spirit,  which,  whilst  making  the 
man  courageous  in  faith  and  good  works,  keeps  him  still  in 
the  simplicity  of  true  Christian  childhood. 

Looking  back  to  those  early  days  and  taking  glimpses  along 
the  intervening  way,  strong  adherence  to  truth  appears  to 
have  been  his  most  prominent  characteristic.  This  was  man- 
ifested in  every  word  and  every  action,  and  secured  the 
respect  and  confidence  of  all  people.  Then,  too,  he  was  a 
man  of  undaunted  courage.  Once  during  the  war  while  he 
was  in  the  service,  he  was  talking  about  courage  and  remarked, 
"  I  can  truthfully  say  that  I  never  knew  what  fear  was  except 
the  fear  of  God  and  of  doing  wrong."  It  is  easy  to  see  how 
these  traits  would  guarantee  strength  in  duty.  Such  was  in- 
deed the  case  with  him.  Consequences  in  the  discharge  of 
duty  never  deterred,  if  indeed  they  were  regarded.  Some- 
times he  met  with  opposition,  sometimes  lack  of  wisdom  was 
charged,  often  Avorldly  interests  were  sacrificed;  but  duty 
was  his  guiding  star,  and  duty  was  discharged  to  his  utmost 
ability.  These  traits  would  seem  sufiicient  to  make  any  man 
a  hero.    That  may  be  so.    Yet  they  would  not  have  made  the 


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real  hero  we  kneAV  and  loved,  but  one  possibly  austere  and 
contentious.  Within  his  breast  throbbed  a  heart  as  tender 
as  the  heart  of  woman.  Without  this  he  might  have  been 
severe ;  without  the  others  he  might  have  been  weak ;  but 
the  combination  of  the  spirit  of  truth,  of  courage  and  of  duty, 
with  that  of  a  pure  and  tender  heart,  constituted  a  man  ready 
for  any  position  and  its  consequent  demands. 

But  was  this  all?  These  are  natural  endowments.  Pie 
exhibited  them  when  a  boy,  they  were  such  as  to  win  the  re- 
spect of  companions,  the  pride  of  a  brave,  strong  father,  and 
the  hope  of  a  wise  and  pious  mother.  It  was  under  that 
mother's  instructions  and  prayers  he  was  so  early  brought  to 
Jesus — believed,  accepted,  was  saved.  From  then  on  there 
was  something  almost  infinite  added — a  new  nature  within 
enhancing,  revivifying,  consecrating  every  faculty  of  mind 
and  every  power  of  body ;  and  hence  the  Bible  became  his 
only  rule  of  faith  and  practice.  There  he  received  instruc- 
tion about  duty,  guidance  in  perplexity,  comfort  in  sorrow, 
and  strength  for  every  trial.  He  was  pre-eminently  a  man  of 
prayer ;  he  started  his  boyhood  Christian  life  with  prayer ; 
he  met  every  emergency  with  prayer ;  he  committed  and  led 
his  family  to  God  in  prayer ;  he  went  to  his  daily  work  only 
after  special  prayer  over  each  special  duty ;  and  just  before 
dying  he  said  "  let  us  pray,"  and  prayed  aloud  until  the  voice 
became  but  a  whisper  into  the  ears  of  the  loving  Savior — so 
literally  praj^er  was 

His  watchword  at  the  gates  of  Death ; 
He  entered  heaven  with  prayer." 

His  prayers  were  childlike  in  spirit,  full  of  adoration,  of  per- 
sonal petition,  of  restful  trust — from  which  he  arose  with  a 
serenity  upon  his  face  expressive  of  genuine  soul  refreshing. 
Over  twenty-five  years  ago,  whilst  on  a  visit  to  him,  he  said, 
"  I  pray  more  for  you  than  for  any  member  of  the  entire  fam- 
ily, because  your  constant  traveling  exposes  you  to  greater 
danger  than  all  others."  What  a  rich  blessing  those  inter- 
cessory prayers  have  been  in  every  concern  of  my  life. 

There  was  never  ostentation  in  anything  he  did,  especially 
in  matters  of  religion,  and  yet  here  as  everywhere  he  shrank 
not  from  performance  of  duty.  Softly,  intelligently,  he 
talked  to  the  heart,  which  often  sent  forth  from  its  depths 
crystal  tears  as  testimony  to  his  faithfulness.  Professor 
Rutherford  began  work  in  Sunday-school  when  he  joined  the 


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church  at  Midway,  a  boy  fourteen  or  fifteen  years  old.  His 
membership  of  church  and  Sunday-school,  however,  was  mostly 
in  Athens,  as  he  came  there  to  live  about  1845,  at  which  time 
he  became  superintendent  of  the  Baptist  Sunday-school,  and 
continued  in  that  position  until  a  short  while  before  his  death. 
He  attended  the  Baptist  Sunday-school  Convention  every 
year  for  sixty  years.  To  the  last  convention  he  sent  a  loving 
letter  of  resignation,  stating  that  it  was  tendered  entirely 
because  of  his  failing  health.  The  reading  of  this  touching 
letter  brought  tears  to  all  eyes,  and  the  convention  replied 
through  its  committee  as  follows : 

Sunday-school  Convention. 
Pendergrass,  July  2,  1896. 
To  Professor  Williams  Rutherford^  Athens^  Ga. 

Dear  Sir  and  Brother  : — Your  kind  and  helpful  letter  to 
this  convention  was  received,  and  read  and  listened  to  with 
much  interest  and  feeling. 

A  committee  was  appointed  to  reply  to  it  and  to  convey 
to  you  our  deep  regret  at  your  inability  to  attend  our  meet- 
ing, our  sympathies  in  your  affliction,  and  our  sincere  prayers 
for  your  future  comfort. 

Your  face  has  long  been  an  inspiration  in  our  midst,  and 
while  you  may  not  be  able  to  see  the  fruit  of  your  lifelong 
work,  we  feel  sure  your  labor  has  not  been  in  vain,  inasmuch 
as  it  has  been  wrought  in  God,  and  henceforth  there  is  laid 
up  for  you  a  crown  of  righteousness  which  the  Lord,  the 
righteous  Judge,  shall  give  you  in  that  day.  We  sincerely 
hope  3^ou  may  be  spared  to  meet  with  us  again.  Should  this 
be  denied  us  and  you,  we  humbly  submit  to  the  will  of  God. 

Praying  that  the  very  God  of  peace  may  sanctify  you 
wholly  and  your  whole  spirit  and  soul  and  body  may  be  pre- 
served blameless  unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
we  are. 

Sincerely  and  fraternally  yours, 

H.  M.  Edwards, 

W.  M.  COILE, 

H.  W.  Williams, 

Committee. 
Jno.  G.  Gibson,  President. 
Professor  Eutherford  wrote  many  interesting  articles  for 
the  newspapers  and  periodicals  of  his  day.    In  1885  he  pub- 


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lished  "Church  Members'  Guide  for  Baptist  Churches," 
which  in  many  points  is  a  very  useful  book  for  all  Christians, 
but  of  special  benefit  to  those  for  whom  it  was  mainly  in- 
tended. A  second  edition  was  issued  in  1887  and  a  third 
edition  in  1898.  Its  literary  excellencies  and  deep  tone  of 
piety  can  but  be  admired.  He  left  in  manuscript  "  The  Fam- 
ily Related  to  Civilization,"  which  will  no  doubt  be  given  to 
the  public  before  very  long." 

Few  men  were  more  instructive  in  life's  lessons  than  was 
Williams  Kutherford.  He  was  indeed  ''a  living  epistle  known 
and  read  of  all  men."  In  every  walkhis  consistent  religious 
life  sent  forth  its  light,  until,  as  with  the  constancy  of  sun- 
shine, we  enjoyed  it  without  considering  its  wonderful  power 
to  impart  comfort  and  happiness. 

Let  us  tread  softly  within  the  sacred  precincts  of  his  home. 
Here  we  find  his  own  consecration  was  scarce  greater  than 
that  of  his  wife,  though  in  methods  hers  was  the  softer  and 
more  retiring.  She  was  also  one  of  the  most  intellectual 
women  Georgia  ever  produced,  a  helpmeet  indeed  for  such  a 
man.  In  practical  religious  duties  therefore,  at  home,  in  the 
church,  and  in  works  of  benevolence,  they  walked  hand  in 
hand.  They  and  their  children  and  all  they  possessed  were 
consecrated  to  God.  It  was  my  privilege  in  1855  to  abide  at 
this  home  for  several  months,  and  to  aid  in  comforting  the 
closing  days  of  our  father-in-law, ColonelJohn  Addison  Cobb. 
This  was  one  of  the  most  instructive  occasions  of  my  life.  It 
was  my  first  experience  of  the  kind.  The  grand  old  Chris- 
tian shrank  from  the  hated  enemy — Death,  not  because  of 
doubt  or  apprehension  as  to  what  was  beyond,  but  from  dread 
of  death's  terrors,  the  gloom  of  the  grave,  and  the  untried 
surrounding  it.  All  his  life,  horror  of  these  and  even  of 
funerals,  was  almost  cultivated.  To  watch  then  how  such  a 
Christian  was  conducted  by  the  Holy  Spirit's  gracious  bless- 
ing upon  the  revealed  word,  upon  the  constant  prayers  and 
songs  of  praise,  as  taught  and  conducted  by  Mr.  Rutherford, 
into  a  triumph  over  all  so  complete  that  during  the  remain- 
der of  his  days  the  old  patriarch's  prayer  was  that  he  might 
be  willing  to  await  God's  time — this  was  indeed  a  revelation 
to  all  present.  Here  truly  was  the  high  office  of  priest  of  the 
family,  and  here  too,  the  marvelous  results  flowing  from  the 
faithful  discharge  of  its  duties. 

As  a  citizen,  Mr.  Rutherford  was  public  spirited  and 


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patriotic.  He  was  prepared  to  meet  everything  rightfully 
falling  to  him.  The  greater  portion  of  his  life's  work  was 
devoted  to  the  University  of  Georgia,  and  so  completely  did 
he  meet  every  demand  and  so  satisfactorily  discharge  every 
duty,  that  over  twentj^-five  years  ago  when  all  the  faculty, 
by  rule  of  the  trustees  then  obtaining,  were  required  to 
resign,  he  alone  was  unanimously  reelected ;  and  at  a  subse- 
quent time  after  change  of  this  rule,  was  urged  and  persuad- 
ed to  withdraw  his  resignation,  which  upon  his  own  volition 
had  been  placed  in  the  hands  of  one  of  the  trustees.  Though 
age  had  never  caused  any  failure  in  the  full  performance  of 
duty  justly  required  of  his  position,  yet  to  keep  young  was 
one  demand,  and  the  only  one,  that  was  beyond  his  power  of 
performance ;  and  so  old  age  became  his  only  fault  and  failure. 

It  remains  only  to  contemplate  the  closing  of  this  conse- 
crated life.  His  health  had  been  weak  for  some  time,  but 
there  was  for  a  long  while  no  real  breakdown.  He  rallied' 
from  each  attack  and  went  forth  with  a  cheerful  spirit  and  a 
strong  heart.  During  this  period  of  failing,  more  than  ever 
before,  he  canvassed  the  question,  ''What  has  the  Lord  for 
me  to  do?"  And  as  long  as  he  was  allowed  to  work  he  was 
content. 


"A  King  of  Persia,  in  conversation  with  several  of  his 
court  asked  :  "  what  condition  in  life  is  most  to  be  deplored? 
One  answered  old  age  accompanied  by  extreme  poverty. 
Another  thought  it  was  to  have  the  body  oppressed  by  infirm- 
ities, the  mind  worn  out  and  the  heart  broken  by  a  series  of 
heavy  misfortunes.  I  know  a  condition  more  to  be  pitied, 
than  any  of  these,  said  a  third,  and  that  is  for  one  who  has 
passed  through  life  without  doing  good  to  be  unexpectedly 
surprised  by  death  and  sent  to  appear  before  the  tribunal  of 
the  Sovereign  Judge." 


"  There  is  no  art  or  science  that  is  too  difficult  for  indus- 
try to  attain.  It  is  the  gift  of  tongues  and  makes  a  man  un- 
derstood and  valued  in  all  countries  and  by  all  nations.  It  is 
the  philosophers  stone  that  turns  all  metals  and  even  stones 
into  gold  and  suffers  not  want  to  break  into  its  dwelling.  It 
is  the  north-west  passage  that  brings  the  merchants  ships  as 
soon  to  him  as  he  can  desire.  In  a  word  it  conquers  all  ene- 
mies and  makes  fortune  itself  pay  contribution." — Clarendon. 


Exegetical. 


BY  J.  G.  McCALL. 

"  For  godly  sorrow  worketh  repentance  unto  Salvation  not 
to  be  repented  of ;  but  the  sorrow  of  the  world  worketh 
death.— 2  Cor.  7:  10." 

This  text  of  Scripture  is  attended  with  some  uncertainty 
as  to  its  real  meaning,  because  godly  sorrow  is  genuine  re- 
pentance. If  godly  sorrow  is  repentance ;  the  Apostle  would 
seem  to  write  to  his  Corinthian  brethren,  that  repentance 
works  repentance  not  to  be  repented  of.  This  would  be  a 
confused  and  confusing  use  of  words,  which  this  learned 
writer  does  not  generally  allow.  Kepentance  does  not  work 
itself.  Benjamin  Wilson  gives  us  this  rendering.  For  the 
Sorrow  according  to  God  produces  information  for  Salvation 
not  to  be  repented  of.  Dr.  George  Campbell  translates  the 
verse  in  this  way.  For  godly  sorrow  produces  a  reformation 
to  Salvation  never  to  be  repented  of.  The  theology  of  these 
renderings  is,  to  say  the  least,  somewhat  questionable.  Re- 
formation is  not  to  Salvation,  but  from  Salvation,  i.e.  refor- 
mation does  not  lead  us  to  Salvation — but  follows  Salvation. 
These  renderings  are  no  improvement  over  the  Common  ver- 
sion, the  Greek  preposition  as  is  not  fairly  translated  "  for," 
"  to  "  or  unto  " — when  preceded  by  an  active  verb  and  fol- 
lowed by  an  accusative  case — but  should  be  rendered  with 
perhaps  a  very  few  exceptions  by  our  preposition  "into." 

Godly  sorrow  works  a  change  of  mind  into  Salvation. 
This  epistle  was  addressed  to  the  members  of  the  church  at 
Corinth,  confessedly  to  those  who  were  already  saved,  not  to 
the  unsaved. 

The  Apostle  had  written  them  sharpely  as  to  their  im- 
proper conduct,  his  words  had  produced  in  them  godly  sor- 
row, and  it  is  fair  to  conclude  from  the  useof  his  words — that 
they  had  gone  astray  in  their  views — which  had  resulted  in 
an  improper  course  of  conduct.  His  reproofs  had  produced 
in  them  repentance — and  such  repentance  had  caused  them 
upon  a  prayerful  reconsideration  of  their  views  and  conduct 
to  change  their  preconceived  views  which  would  ripen  into 
Salvation,  or  in  other  words  would  lead  them  further  into  the 
Saved  State,  of  which  they  would  never  afterwards  repent. 

He  carefully  guards  them  against  the  other  kind  of  sor- 
row, that  of  the  world  which  works  death.    As  if  he  would 


PROF.  WILLIAMS  RUTHERFORD,  Athens,  Qa. 
He  filled  the  chair  of  Mathematics  in  the  University  of  Georgia 
many  years,  with  Very  great  acceptability.    He  Will  always  be 
Lovingly  remembered  as  a  distinguished  Baptist. 


EXEGETICAL.  141 

kindly  warn  them  against  the  possibility  of  making  another 
mistake  of  mind.  Do  not  allow  yourselves  to  conclude  that 
worldly  sorrow  can  effect  your  furtherance — promotion  into 
salvation,  for  that  kind  of  sorrow  works  death. 

Keformation  is  always  the  fruit  of  a  correct  and  proper 
view  of  our  relations  to  that  beneficent  God,  to  the  atoning 
Son  and  the  redeeming  Spirit  revealed  in  the  Bible.  It  is 
proper  to  say  that  repentance  and  reformation  are  peculiar 
to  the  Christian.  The  peculiar  duty  of  the  sinner  is  to  be- 
lieve. The  Spirit  is  the  active  agent  in  regeneration,  and 
operates  upon  the  sinner  in  proportion  to  the  strength  of  his 
belief. 

It  is  not  contended  that  all  sinners  ought  not  to  repent, 
but  it  is  contended  that  when  a  sinner  is  brought  to  see  cor- 
rectly his  true  relations  to  Jesus  Christ  the  Savior  of  sinners 
as  revealed  in  the  word,  he  will  as  certainly  be  attracted  to 
him  as  light  follows  the  rising  sun  and  as  that  attraction 
grows  stronger  and  his  obscure  views  of  the  plan  of  redeem- 
ing grace  are  cleared  up,  he  realizes  two  things :  1st,  love 
springing  into  his  soul,  2nd, sorrow  for  sin  against  such  a  God. 

And  yet  it  will  not  do,  to  disregard  the  agency  of  Satan 
and  the  indisposition,  unwillingness  of  the  sinner  to  accept 
salvation  upon  the  terms  prescribed  in  the  New  Testament. 
But  this  communication  is  too  long. 

Quitman,  Ga.,  Feb.  1st,  1902. 

''We  give  something  to  and  take  something  from  every- 
one that  we  meet  upon  the  journey  of  life  and  it  depends 
largely  upon  ourselves  what  it  is  that  we  give  and  take." 

We  must  not  expect  to  find  all  sunshine  and  flowers  in 
any  station  in  life." 

Wearing:  the  Finish. 


''How  long  has  the  minister  been  preaching?"  whispered 
the  stranger  who  had  wandered  into  the  church  and  sat  down 
away  back. 

"About  thirty  years,  I  believe,"  replied  the  other  occu- 
pant of  the  pew. 

"  That  being  the  case,"  rejoined  the  stranger,  "I  guess 
I'll  stay.    He  must  be  nearly  done." — Chicago  News. 


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Sing  a  Son?. 

If  you'll  sing  a  song  as  you  go  along, 

In  the  face  of  the  real  or  the  fancied  wrong, 

In  spite  of  the  doubt  if  you'll  fight  it  out, 

And  show  a  heart  that  is  brave  and  stout ; 

If  you'll  laugh  at  the  jeers  and  refuse  the  tears. 

You'll  force  the  ever  reluctant  cheers 

That  the  world  denies  when  a  coward  cries, 

To  give  to  the  man  who  bravely  tries, 

And  you'll  win  success  with  a  little  song — 

If  you'll  sing  the  song  as  you  go  along! 

If  you'll  sing  a  song  as  you  plod  along, 

You'll  find  that  the  busy,  rushing  throng 

Will  catch  the  strain  of  the  glad  refrain  ; 

That  the  sun  will  follow  the  blinding  rain  ; 

That  the  clouds  will  fly  from  the  blackened  sky ; 

That  the  stars  will  come  out  by  and  by. 

And  you'll  make  new  friends,  till  hope  descends 

From  where  the  placid  rainbow  bends. 

And  all  because  of  a  little  song — 

If  you'll  sing  the  song  as  you  plod  along! 

If  you'll  sing  a  song  as  you  trudge  along, 

You'll  see  that  the  singing  will  make  you  strong. 

And  the  heavy  load  and  the  rugged  road 

And  the  sting  and  the  stripe  of  the  tortuous  goad 

Will  soar  with  the  note  that  you  set  afloat  ; 

That  the  beam  will  change  to  a  trifling  mote  ; 

That  the  world  is  bad  when  you  are  sad, 

And  bright  and  beautiful  when  glad, 

That  all  you  need  is  a  little  song — 

If  you'll  sing  the  song  as  you  trudge  along! 

— R.  McClain  Fields. 


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Straws* 

In  the  Christian  Index,  of  date  not  too  remote  to  cite,  is 
an  article,  "  Northern  Baptists  discuss  Co-operation."  One 
of  the  speakers,  at  what  we  understand  to  have  been  a  meet- 
ing of  The  Horpe  Mission  Society,  the  Baptist  Missionary 
Union  and  the  Publication  Society,  is  quoted  as  saying  in 
part:  I  would  not  like  to  have  our  contributions  to  Mis- 
sions during  the  last  fifty  years  compared  with  those  of  other 
denominations.  There  are  800  churches  in  one  district  that 
are  reported  as  contributing  nothing  to  certain  societies.  The 
whole  educational  system  is  faulty.  We  are  talking  about 
our  people  as  friends  to  this  or  that  society,  when  we  should 
educate  them  as  friends  to  the  kingdom  of  God." 

Exactly  so !  And  Baptists  seem  to  be  waking  up  every- 
w^here  to  the  fact  that  improvement  ought  to  be  made.  That 
dread  of  comparison  is  in  many  places,  and  there  are  other 


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districts,  many  of  them  in  which  800 churches  are  reported  as 
doing  nothing.  We  mean  Baptist  Churches.  The  phrase 
above  :  "  The  whole  Educational  System  is  faulty,"  is  quite 
significant.  As  to  Southern  Baptists,  w^e  are  free  to  say  that 
we  realize  that  something  is  wrong.  All  of  us  think  so,  and 
we  all  are  thinking,  if  not  talking  of  remedial  measures.  We 
ought  to  think  and  talk  too.    Free  discussion  will  help  us. 

Taking  Georgia  as  an  instance,  south,  we  note  that 
all  our  people  are  not  fully  interested.  Our  State  Conven- 
tion is  a  very  important  gathering.  Constituent  to  it,  there 
are  not  less  than  40,000  families.  Our  interest  ought  to  be 
so  great  in  the  convention's  gathering  that  there  would  be  a  de- 
mand for  at  least  20,000  copies  of  our  minutes ;  10,000  copies 
is  a  small  estimate  of  what  is  really  demanded,  and  yet  after 
we  print  2000  to  3000  copies  we  are  puzzled  to  place  them, 
though  we  give  them  away.  Here  is  a  place  for  advance.  We 
ought  to  print  10,000  copies  of  our  convention  minutes  and  be 
able  to  place  them  for  sale  at  15  cents  per  copy.  We  venture 
to  say,  that  there  is  no  like  amount  of  useful  printed  matter 
that  can  be  bought  for  double  the  money  on  any  market  in 
the  w^orld.  Every  pastor,  every  deacon  and  every  Christian 
worker  in  our  midst  ought  to  study  the  annual  minute  as  a 
text  book. 

About  the  same  time  that  the  quotations  to  which  we  have 
referred  appeared  in  the  Index,  The  Baptist  Argus  says : 
Do  Baptists  read  less  than  Methodists?  This  question  is 
suggested  by  the  statement  of  Secretary  A.  J.  Rowland,  w^ho 
says  that  the  Methodist  Publishing  House  in  same  Northern 
and  Western  territory  sold  three  times  as  many  books  as  did 
our  publication  society."  and  then  the  Argus  says  editorially 
in  same  issue :  "  Southern  Baptist  statistics  are  not  consid- 
ered accurate."  We  have  heard  about  the  lack  of  reliable 
statistics  for  the  south  before.  We  are  sure  the  fault  is  not 
with  the  secretaries  of  the  State  Conventions  nor  with  the 
clerks  of  the  associations.  If  the  fault  is  with  any  of  these, 
it  is  a  minor  fault.  The  real  fault  must  in  the  mature  of  things, 
be  in  lack  of  arrangement  to  secure  uniformity  and  accuracy 
in  reports  from  churches. 

Who  is  to  blame?  Really,  w^e  can  not  blame  anyone — any 
clerk — any  secretary — any  board  nor  any  church.  And  yet 
this  thing  of  faulty  statistics  ought  not  to  be.  There  is  no 
such  fault  in  the  banking  system,  nor  in  the  insurance  busi- 


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ness,  nor  in  railroad  operations,  nor  in  the  postoffice  depart- 
ment of  our  government. 

Other  religious  denominations  do  not  have  trouble,  as  Bap- 
tists do,  about  their  statistics.  There  is  no  law  to  force 
Baptists  to  have  inaccurate  reports.  It  is  not  satisfactory 
from  any  point  of  view  to  send  out  to  the  public,  reports  of 
ourselves  and  our  doings  that  are  confessedly  incorrect. 

Does  Baptist  polity  require  us  to  make  a  jumble  of  busi- 
ness matters?  We  think  not.  Can  Baptists  take  hold  of  this 
matter  of  conducting  business,  necessarily  involved  in  their 
attempts  to  save  the  world,  and  uniform  it?  We  are  sure 
they  can.  But  will  they?  They  have  never  done  so.  They 
will  never  do  so,  until  they  are  so  willing  to  do  so,  as  to  pay 
for  the  service  it  will  require  to  accomplish  the  work. 

At  present  we  burden  our  workers.  We  require  the  brick, 
but  do  not  furnish  the  straw. 

Item  10  In  The  The  constitution  of  the  Georgia  Baptist 
Constitution  of  Convention  provides  in  item  10  thereof,  for 
The  Georgia  the  election  of  a  board  of  missions,  and  also 
Baptist  Con=  for  the  work  of  said  board.  At  the  last  ses- 
vention.  sion  of  the  Convention,  held  at  Yaldosta,  the 

secretary  of  the  mission  board  reported  an 
expenditure  of  $300.00  for  mountain  schools.  According  to 
the  wording  of  the  constitution  the  duties  of  the  mission 
board  do  not  embrace  education  in  the  mountains  or  any- 
where else.  How  does  it  come  to  pass  then  that  our  board 
appropriates  $300.00  to  education  in  the  mountains  of  Geor- 
gia? We  suppose,  without  ever  seeing  or  hearing  an  expla- 
nation, that  the  board  construes  mountain  school  support  as 
embraced  in  missions.  This  supposition,  if  correct,  gives 
rise  to  questions.  To  what  extent  does  our  board  of  misions 
think  that  it  should  foster  education?  Should  appropriations 
of  money  be  confined  to  the  mountains,  and  if  so,  why? 
Have  the  churches  ever  defined  ''missions"  to  embrace  edu- 
cation in  the  mountains  or  anywhere  else?  If  so,  when? 
Has  the  Convention  ever  given  a  definition  of  missions?  Is 
it  not  true  that  in  Georgia,  "missions"  means,  to  the  average 
Christian,  preaching  the  gospel  in  destitute  regions?  How 
much  of  education  and  kindred  subjects  will  the  churches 
allow  to  be  embraced  in  missions? 

The  report  at  Yaldosta,  was  the  first  we  ever  noticed,  in 


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which  an  account  of  money  expended  on  schools  was  brought 
out  as  a  separate  item.  It  seems  that  the  mission  board 
proposes  to  spend  money  for  education.  How  much — what 
per  cent — in  what  sections  is  the  money  to  be  placed?  How 
great  must  the  needs  be  in  any  locality  before  application  can 
be  made  to  the  mission  board  for  funds  for  school  purposes?  Is 
there  any  objection  to  applying  money,  in  middle  Georgia  and 
wiregrass  regions  of  Georgia,  to  schools?  Who  is  to  decide, 
and  what  data  are  to  govern  in  decisions? 

Now  these  questions  in  the  light  of  item  10,  and  in  light 
of  reports  and  statements  are  proper  and  very  natural.  We 
think  it  wise  for  Baptists  to  look  after  education.  For  a  long 
time  we  have  tried  to  show  that  education  was  fundamental 
to  missions  and  that  in  this  connection  the  college  was  the 
"strategic  point."  All  honor  to  the  board  for  its  fidelity  and 
wisdom  in  meeting  the  situation  us  well  as  it  has,  under 
great  difficulties.  To  do  all  that  the  board  wishes  to  do,  and 
all,  that  brethren  would  honor  it  for  doing,  it  needs  sympa- 
thy moral  support,  and  a  great  deal  more  money — all  of 
which  we  have  written  and  preached  for  twenty  years.  With 
the  constitution  as  it  is,  and  with  precedents  established,  it 
is  not  seen  how  the  board  could  very  well  do  otherwise  than 
it  has. 

We  "stand  by"  the  board.  Far  be  it  from  us,  to  war 
against  the  organized  work.  It  is  only  a  disorganized  way  of 
doing  an  organized  work  to  which,  with  the  best  of  motives, 
we  direct  attention.  It  may  not  be  out  of  place  to  modestly 
offer  a  suggestion.  Let  the  Convention  when  it  meets  in 
Rome  rewrite  item  10  of  the  constitution  and  define  missions 
in  such  way  that  there  can  be  no  questionings.  And  so  that 
we  will  all  know,  when  we  give  money  to  missions  for  the 
State,  exactly  what  will  go  with  it.  Or  let  the  convention 
make  of  the  mission  board  a  Mission  and  Education  Board. 
Adjustment  is  needed.  Unless  it  is  made,  the  idea  might 
arise  in  the  associations  that  it  would  be  a  fine  plan  to  keep 
some  money  for  State  missions  in  associational  bounds  and 
do  some  educational  work  there.  This  would  be  unfortu- 
nate. The  true  policy  is  to  send  all  our  contributions  for 
missions  of  every  kind,  and  for  every  other  object  that  the 
board  is  explicity  authorized  to  foster,  to  our  secretary,  Dr. 
S.  Y.  Jameson. 

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given  to  the  mountains.  We  have  given  to  these  people  out 
of  our  pockets  for  many  years  and  expect  to  keep  it  up  as  long 
as  needed.  We  know  no  section  in  this  matter.  We  know 
no  board,  no  convention  and  no  man.  It  is  a  question  of  ad- 
justment, of  organization.  Mal-adjustment,  and  lack  of  or- 
ganization always  lead  to  confusion,  and  dissatisfaction, 
sooner  or  later. 

We  are  sure  that  we  touch  upon  a  matter  concerning  which 
there  is    a  more  excellent  way  "  than  has  yet  appeared. 

The  More  In  looking  over  the  "Reports"  of  the  various  South- 
Excellent  ern  States — we  mean  the  "Reports  "  of  Baptist  Con- 
Way  ventions,  we  find  very  wide  differences  in  the  way  the 
Secretaries  of  State  Boards,  present  in  writing  their 
work  for  consideration. 

We  do  not  doubt  that  all  the  reports  are  correct  and  are  so 
considered  by  all  parties  at  interest,  and  as  far  as  they  go,  they  are 
all  intelligible.  We  doubt  not,  too,  that  these  reports,  as  to  method 
in  arrangement  are  greatly  improved,  considering  what  they  were, 
say,  thirty  years  ago:  Never-the-less  there  are  wide  differences  in 
many  particulars,  when  report  is  compared  with  report  as  between 
States. 

Here  is  a  State  in  which  reports  are  arranged  of  mission  money 
received  without  going  much  into  details — indeed  in  some  cases  no 
details  whatever  are  mentioned,  and  then  in  paying  out  money  for 
State  missions  especially,  nothing  is  said  as  to  who  gets  the  money. 

Other  states  are  reported:  As  to  collections,  each  association  is 
named  and  the  amounts  named  coming  from  such  associa- 
tions are,  set  out  each  to  itself.  And  then  in  the  payment  of 
money,  every  single  state  missionary  is  named,  the  length  of  time 
he  made  and  exactly  what  he  was  paid  for  his  services.  Every  ques- 
tion that  could  be  reasonably  asked  about  the  work  is  anticipated 
and  answer  is  reported  accordingly. 

The  advantages  of  going  largely  into  details  in  rendermg  re- 
ports are  too  obvious  for  discussion.  If  there  is  anything  that 
makes  a  board  strong  in  the  confidence  of  the  people,  it  is  for  that 
board  to  show,  not  say,  that,  ''we  are  keeping  faith  with  you 
in  every  particular. 

There  is  such  a  thing  as  looking  after  business  in  **  any  old 
way,"  and  there  is  such  a  thing  as  doing  this  same  looking"  in 
'*  a  more  excellent  way." 

Some  times  it  has  been  said,    well  just  come  to  headquarters 


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at  any  time  and  look  over  our  books,  you  will  find  them  all  right  " 
etc.,  etc.  That  is  very  good,  but  nobody  wants  to  go,  and  nobody 
is  going.  Just  fix  things  in  a  full  exhibit,  and  say,  there  is  the  work 
in  full,  and  set  out  as  to  details,  that  prevent  the  raising  of  a  ques- 
tion. 

Clear-cut,  complete  well  arranged  reports  will  yield  so  much 
information  and  will  prove  so  satisfactory  to  people  interested  and 
that  ought  to  become  interested,  that  there  can  be  no  question  as 
to  the  necessity  of  good  work  in  this  connection. 


Commendations. 


The  Advance  again  : — The  Southern  Advance  has  one  de- 
partment which  it  styles  Liberty  Hall,  a  Free- For- All  Forum 
which  seems  to  have  in  it  much  promise  for  good.  We  shall  watch 
with  much  interest  this  feature. 

We  believe  The  Advance  has  a  mission,  and  though  we  do  not 
know  brother  Bernard  personally,  we  shall  believe  that  he  is  fitted 
for  the  great  work  to  be  done  in  the  wilderness  through  which  the 
needle  of  his  compass  seems  to  point,  until  he  forces  us  to  change 
our  opinion.  But  what  a  job  he  has  on  his  hands!  For  a  long 
time  we  have  wondered  why  Baptists  exercise  no  more  sense  than 
they  do,  in  some  things.  As  a  denomination  there  are  many  things 
we  do,  which  we  know  are  neither  scriptural  nor  sensible.  Why 
do  we  not  do  the  one,  and  why  do  we  do  the  other?  If  The  Ad- 
vance will  get  us  right  about  these  things,  it  will  "  make  its 
niche  "  and  fill  it  to  the  praise  of  our  God. — Florida  Baptist. 


the  southern  advance. 
We  have  received  the  January  and  February  issues  of  this  ex- 
cellent Baptist  Magazine,  edited  and  published  by  Rev.  H.  R. 
Bernard,  D.  D.,  at  Athens,  Ga.  It  is  issued  monthly,  is  decidedly 
original  in  its  plan  of  work,  handsomely  printed  and  illustrated, 
and  is  edited  with  remarkable  ability  and  scholarship.  Dr.  Ber- 
nard wields  the  editorial  quill  with  the  inspiration  of  the  sacred  in- 
terest for  which  he  is  laboring,  and  with  the  freedom  and  courage 
of  honest  conviction.  The  plan  he  has  mapped  out  will  build  up 
the  great  cause  of  which  he  is  a  worthy  exponent,  and  materially 
elevate  the  intellectual  and  moral  standard  of  all  who  come  under 
its  influence.  The  Advance  deserves,  and  should  receive  a  wide 
and  liberal  patronage  and  support. — McDuffie  Journal. 


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Raleigh,  N.  C,  Feb.  15,  1902. 
Dr.  H.  R.  Bernard  : — My  Dear  Brother  : — You  have  my 
hearty  approval  of  your  new  enterprise.  Enter  me  both  as  a  sub- 
scriber and  a  contributor.  There  is  a  field  long  and  broad  for  your 
publication.  I  have  read  everything  in  the  January  and  Febuary 
issues  and  read  with  profit.  I  am  for  Bernard  first,  last,  and  all  the 
time.  On  certain  lines  he  is  the  best  informed  man  in  the  South, 
and  has  certain  gifts  that  ought  to  make  him  one  of  the  most  ne- 
cessary and  useful  men  in  the  denomination. 

Yours  Fraternally, 

A.  A.  Marshall. 


My  Dear  Bro: — Only  the  press  of  work  has  hindered  you  from 
hearing  from  me  before  now.  You  are  giving  us  a  bright  cheery 
magazine  filled  with  good  articles.  Its  basis  is  common  sense  and 
practical  methods  leading  to  a  more  excellent  way,"  its  spirit  is 
progressive  conservatism,  its  object  the  extension  of  the  Master's 
Kingdom.  There  is  room  and  work  for  you.  I  stand  ready  to 
help  you.  I  am  agent  for  your  Magazine  and  have  also  appointed 
one  in  both  my  churches.  Count  on  me.  Enclosed  find  $2.00  for 
my  own  and  another's  subscription. 

Yours  for  the  Master, 

John  E.  Briggs. 


Rehoboth,  Ga.,  Feb.  11,  1902. 
Rev.  H.  R.  Bernard,  Athens,  Ga. 

Dear  Brother: — The  two  issues  of  your  Magazine  have  filled 
my  heart  with  congratulations  for  you. 

Mrs.  F.  L.  Florence. 


Lithonia,  Ga.,  Feb.  12,  1902. 
Dr.  H.  R.  Bernard,  Athens,  Ga. 

Dear  Brother  : — Two  copies  of  The  Southern  Advance  re- 
ceived and  enjoyed.  I  had  thought  of  doing  without  The  Ad- 
vance ;  but  after  reading  the  2nd,  copy  I  have  decided  that  I  could 
not  do  without  it. 

I  will  hand  you  a  dollar  or  more,  at  the  convention  in  Rome, 
if  I  can. 

Wishing  you  much  success  and  hoping  to  learn  more  of  the 
*'  How  "  to  do  things  through  your  paper,  I  remain. 

Yours  Fraternally, 

I.  G.  Walker. 


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Atlanta,  Ga.,  Feb.  8,  1902. 
Dr.  H.  R.  Bernard,  Editor  Southern  Advance,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Dear  Sir  and  Brother  : — I  have  read  with  great  pleasure 
your  February  number.  I  did  not  get  the  January  number.  I  en- 
close you  one  dollar  to  cover  my  subscription  for  the  year. 

You  are  on  the  right  line  ;  the  Baptists  of  the  South  are  the 
Great  Unorganized.  I  believe  in  organization  and  co-operation 
and  bid  you  God  speed  in  the  good  work. 

Yours  Fraternally, 

A.  D.  Adair. 


Notices. 

The  This  is  a  neat  and  creditable  monthly,  edited  and  pub- 

BaptiSt  lished  at  Burney  Ind.,  by  E.  C.  J.  Dickens.  Drs.  Dobbs 
Voice.  and  StifHer  are  among  the  writers.  Bro.  Dickens  is  a 
Mercer  boy  and  is  doing  well  in  exile.  He  has  relatives 
in  South  Georgia.  We  exchange  with  him  and  would  be  glad  to 
see  his  publication  circulate  in  Georgia.  Rev.  J.  J.  Hyman  is  an 
uncle  of  our  brother.  Bro.  Dickens  is  pastor  as  well  as  editor, 
which  shows  that  he  has  some  "articles  of  work,"  as  well  as  arti- 
cles of  faith. 

Mistress         This  is  one  of  our  exchanges  and  comes  from  Som- 
Of  the      erset,  Ky.    We  esteem  it  highly.    It  is  devoted  to  things 
Manse       that  interest  preachers'  wives.    We  are  always  glad  to 
see  evidences  of  thoughtfulness  of  woman. 

Charleston  A  Christian  Campaign  of  Charleston,  S.  C.  has 

Exposition,    been  inaugurated  and  is  in  progress  at  this  writing. 

Great  crowds  have  been,  and  are  to  be  in  Charles- 
ton. The  Devil  will  be  there — so  will  thieves,  gamblers  and  con- 
fidence men,  be  on  hand.  It  is  seemly  and  wise  for  Christians  to 
be  "up  and  about  "  also.  Surely,  it  is  well  to  have  Christ  repre- 
sented. Carrying  the  gospel  to  the  throngs  of  people  at  a  time, 
and  in  places  where  many  would  not  otherwise  be  reached,  is  most 
praiseworthy.  The  workers  are  to  have  a  gospel  wagon,  organ, 
tracts  etc.  Anyone  wishing  to  have  fellowship  in  the  work  are  in- 
vited to  address  Mr.  C.  A.  Rowland,  Athens,  Ga. 

The  Rome  Of  course  it  will  be  largely  attended.  Messen- 

Convention.  gers  will  be  pleasantly  entertained,  and  no  doubt 
everyone  is  expecting  that  results  will  be  to  the  glory  of  God.  Let 


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us  pray  daily  for  the  best  things  as  to  the  convention  and  its  work. 
Let  all  messengers  go  that  can.  It  is  hoped  that  associations,  so- 
cieties and  other  bodies  that  offer  to  join  the  convention  will  pre- 
sent not  only  articles  of  faith  but  also  articles  of  work."  The 
work,  like  the  faith,  that  was  once  delivered  to  the  saints. 

A  Valuable  System,  is  the  name  of  a  magazine,  with  which  we 
Monthly.  exchange.  It  is  a  business  man's  periodical  and 
coraes  to  us  once  a  month.  There  is  many  a  hint  in 
it,  as  to  how  to  do  things.  Men  of  business,  take  notice  that  it  is 
published  for  $1.00  at  Muskegon,  Michigan, 

Our  Next  Will  contain  an  article  from  Dr.  C.  C.  Brown,  of 
Issue.  of  Sumter,  S.  C.  One  from  Dr.  J.  H.  Hall,  of  New- 
nan,  Ga.,  and  one  from  Rev.  C.  K.  Henderson,  of 
Cedartown,  Ga.,  on,  "  How  to  Reach  the  Masses."  Bro.  Hender- 
son is  as  terse  as  Tacitus  in  what  he  presents.  The  paper  is  inter- 
esting from  several  view-points. 

By  the  way,  we  are  permitted  to  copy  a  letter,  which  explains 
itself.  It  relates  to  Bro.  Henderson's  forthcoming  book  of  which 
notice  has  already  been  given. 

Rochester  Theological  Seminary,  President's  Office. 

Rochester,  N.  Y.  Feb.  11,  1902. 
Dear  Bro.  Henderson  : — I  like  the  tone  of  your  first  paper 
on  Romans.    It  is  free,  conversational,  popular.    A  commentary 
of  this  sort  can  not  fail  to  reach  and  to  do  good.    Let  us  see  more 
of  it. 

Faithfully  yours, 

Augustus  H.  Strong. 


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complete  victory, 

M\t  In  BijiiFiili  ana  DEeonioalloDal  Ml. 

AN  OPEN  COURT 

For  Discussion  of  The  Work  by  The  Workers. 

His  work  is  honorable  and  glorious. — Ps.  cxv.t,. 

Articles  of  inquiry  and  of  information  relating  to  method 
and  advance  in  all  departments  and  phases  of  our  work 
are  solicited. 


Progress. 

BY  B.  F.  RILEY. 

Signs  of  advancement  are  breaking  out  in  many  quarters. 
Ruts  long  and  deeply  worn^  are  being  abandoned,  and  new 
highways  of  progress  are  being  opened,  customs  long  preva- 
lent have  served  their  time  and  are  giving  place  to  new 
methods  which  are  in  accord  with  the  progressive  period  in 
which  we  live.  Old  things  are  passing  away  and  all  things 
are  becoming  new.  Every  idea  is  suggestive  of  something 
better.  Fulton's  steamer  was  a  marvel  when  first  it  sailed 
the  waters  of  the  Hudson  at  the  speed  of  five  miles  an  hour. 
Men  looked  upon  the  primitive  craft  and  wondered  what  the 
world  was  coming  to.  But  Robert  Fulton  gave  to  the  world 
the  idea  of  steam  navigation,  and  the  idea  has  expanded 
through  a  century  of  marvels.  William  Carey  originated  the 
idea  of  modern  missions  to  distant  zones,  and  he  was  taunted 
and  derided  for  his  wise-acre  notions ;  but  his  eye  of  faith 
pierced  the  future  like  the  beams  penetrating  the  darkness, 
and  the  humble  shoe-patcher  gave  to  the  world  an  inspiration 
that  has  girdled  the  planet  with  gospel  light.  But  why  mul- 
tiply illustrations?  The  world's  history  proves  that  every 
progressive  idea  encloses  a  germ  of  revolution,  and  the  world 
has  grown  and  expanded  by  revolutionary  stages.  A  tattered 
weather-beaten  prisoner  was  led  from  Puteoli  along  the 
Appian  way  to  within  the  walls  of  lofty  Rome.  A  despised 
fellow  was  this  Jewish  preacher,  trudging  weary  and  foot- 


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sore,  league  after  league,  until  he  reached  the  Imperial  City ; 
yet  beneath  his  worn  robe  was  the  incarnation  of  a  progres- 
sive and  an  aggressive  Christianity.  Prisoner  as  Paul  was, 
never  did  a  more  truly  conquering  footstep  than  his,  fall  on 
the  pavement  of  Rome,  or  a  heart  more  confident  of  victory 
pass  beneath  her  gates. 

Every  man  who  conceives  an  idea  of  progress  is  a  benefac- 
tor. He  may  be  taunted — most  reformers  are  ;  he  may  be 
ridiculed — every  progressive  man  is  ;  but  he  is  setting  in  mo- 
tion a  movement  that  will  sweep  the  world,  as  the  winds,  the 
sea. 

That  the  methods  of  church  work  are  too  pent  by  tradi- 
tional practice,  and  that  the  sacred  cause  that  transcends  all 
others  is  hampered  by  effete,  worn  out  plans,  is  patent  to  all 
alike.  Our  denomination,  like  a  slumbering  giant,  is  stirring 
from  its  lethargy  and  asking,  how?  Where?  Why?  The  spirit 
of  advance  is  in  the  atmosphere.  The  need  of  something 
better  w^eighs  upon  the  spirits  of  our  people  like  the  burden 
of  the  land  upon  the  olden  prophets.  What  shall  be  done  to 
meet  the  demands  that  ring  out  from  every  quarter — from 
the  mountain  regions,  where  a  hardy  people,  vast  in  possibility 
for  good,  are  seeking  the  light  that  leads  upward ;  from  the 
ranchmen  of  the  great  plains  that  stretch  toward  the  setting 
sun  where  native  robustness  and  heroic  hardihood  may  be 
transformed  into  stalwart  Christianity ;  from  the  mongrel 
populations  of  Latin  America  where  the  spirit  of  progress 
stirs  discontent  amidst  the  rubrics  of  Priestly  worship,  and 
from  the  distant  regions  of  the  earth  where  millions  lift  the 
wail  for  the  Bread  of  Life? 

It  is  not  a  theory  but  a  condition  that  confronts  us.  We 
need  to  climb  to  the  uplands  to  survey  the  prevailing  wants 
of  the  world.  We  need  to  quit  the  beaten  trackways  and  to 
pierce  with  new  purpose,  new  method,  new  endeavor,  regions 
hitherto  unexplored.  We  should  hail  with  pleasure  any  ef- 
fort to  accomplish  this  end.  Humble  and  unpretending 
though  these  undertakings  be  in  their  inception,  they  deserve 
sympathy  and  co-operation.  The  forerunners  of  the  railways 
that  today  lie  across  the  Rocky  Mountains  were  the  trails  of 
the  buffalo.  Skilled  engineers  scaling  these  dizzy  heights 
sought  with  diligence  the  paths  of  these  animals,  the  instinct 
of  which,  led  them  to  find  the  easiest  ways  through  rocky  wall 
and  over  beetling  cliff  to  the  grassy  plains  and  well-watered 


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prairies  beyond.  They  were  the  unconscious  pioneers  of 
traffic  and  commerce  from  oriental  to  occidental  America. 
Even  so,  humble  efforts  may  be  the  harbingers  of  the  refor- 
mation needed  today  to  lift  our  people  from  their  prevailing 
difficulties. 

For  one  I  rejoice  in  the  movement  which  is  represented  by 
The  Southern  Advance.  To  say  the  least  of  it,  it  is  moving 
in  the  right  direction.  It  gives  no  uncertain  sound.  It  has 
the  vein  of  self-assertion.  It  is  prophetic  of  greater  things 
yet  to  be. 

Houston,  Texas. 

The  Way  We  did  it  in  the  Appalachee  Association, 

After  the  meeting  of  the  convention  at  Yaldosta,  the  ex- 
ecutive committee  of  the  Appalachee  Association  met  and 
assumed  that  $2,300.00  would  be  the  Appalachee's  share  of 
what  the  co-operation  committee  of  the  convention  signified 
might  be  raised  in  the  State.  This  $2,300.00  was  divided  be- 
tween all  the  churches,  and  the  blank  below  was  sent  to  each 
church,  after  it  was  filled.  All  the  churches  responded  more 
or  less  imperfectly,  it  is  true,  but  still  there  was  response 
from  all — and  there  was  raised  and  forwarded  in  cash  for  object 
named  $2,623.00,  more  than  was  asked  for,  by  $323.00. 

Enough  money  was  raised  for  other  objects  to  make  a  total 
of  $7,462.00.    All  of  this  according  to  schedule  and  by  way 
of  apportionment,  and  all  according  to  our  faith  and  by  use 
of  "articles  of  work." 
Dear  Brother: 

We  estimate  from  the  proceedings  of  the  State  Conven- 
tion held  at  Yaldosta  recently,  that  Georgia  Baptists  will  en- 
deavor to  raise  this  year  $100,000.00  for  denominational  work. 
Your  Executive  Committee  calculate  that  probably  the  Ap- 
palnchee  Association  may  undertake  to  raise  as  their  share 
of  this,   $2,300.00.     We  have  therefore  apportioned  this 

amount  among  our  Churches,  allowing  for  the  Ceurchat  

 the  following  sums  for  the  objects  indi- 
cated : 

Mercer  University    

State  Missions  

Foreign  Missions  

Home  Missions   


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Ministerial  Education   

Orphan's  Home  

Infirm  Ministers  

Monroe  College    

The  above  apportionment  is  made  on  the  supposition  that 
the  church  at   as  well  as  all  the  churches,  de- 
sires to  share  in  aiding  all  the  work  of  our  people.  The  ap- 
portionment is  made  by  the  committee  as  your  servants  and 
is  in  no  sense  a  dictation.  It  goes  without  saying  that  if  we 
have  estimated,  your  power  to  give,  too  highly,  you  can  re- 
duce the  apportionment.  And  if  you  have  not  been  assigned 
enough,  you  can  give  more.  A  desire  for  God's  glory  and  the 
leadings  of  God's  Spirit  should  control  in  the  matter.  Giv- 
ing is  a  grace,  and  a  church  member  who  does  not  give  to  the 
Lord's  work  according  to  his  ability  is  as  much  out  of  place 
in  a  Missionary  Baptist  church  as  if  he  had  come  in  without 
baptism  and  declined  habitually  to  eat  the  Lord's  Supper. 
A  great  revival  in  giving  is  a  necessity  now  upon  us.  Real 
joy  in  the  Holy  Spirit,  enlargement  of  heart,  growth  in  grace 
and  genuine  prosperity  are  incompatible  with  stinginess. 

Our  Association  has  made  great  progress  in  the  recent  past, 
in  many  respects  and  we  feel  greatly  encouraged.  Undoubt- 
edly a  door  of  great  usefulness  has  been  opened  before  us. 
We  are  making  a  new  departure  and  feel  sure  that  God  is 
with  us.  For  once,  let  us  come  up  in  solid  phalanx  to  the 
help  of  the  Lord  against  the  mighty. 

When  money  is  collected  it  should  be  remitted  as  follows  : 

For  Mercer  University,  send  to,  E.  D-  Huguenin,  Treas- 
urer, Macon^  Ga. 

For  Monroe  College,  send  to,  C.  H.  S.  Jackson,  Forsyth, 
Ga. 

For  Ministerial  Education,  send  to,  Rev.  B.  D.  Ragsdale, 
Macon,  Ga. 

For  Missions,  send  to.  Rev.  S.  Y.  Jameson,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
For  Infirm  Ministers,  send  to.  Rev.  S.  Y.  Jameson,  Atlanta, 
Ga. 

For  Orphan's  Home,  send  to,  Rev.  J.  B.  Taylor,  Atlanta, 
Ga. 

Yours,  in  Christ, 

J.  F.  Eden,  Ch'm.  Ex.  Com. 
W.  S.  Walker,  Sec'y  Ex.  Com. 

T.  E.  McCUTCHEN, 

L.  T.  Reed. 

(The  above  is  the  circular  that  was  sent  to  all  the  churches.) 


How  They  Do  at  Lumpkin,  Georgia. 


LmiPKiN,  Ga.,  Feb.  5,  1902. 

Rev.  H.  R.  Bernard  : 

Dear  Bro : — I  want  to  throw  you  a  bouquet  from  this  cor- 
ner of  the  State,  which  I  want  you  to  publish  with  the 
understanding  that  I  am  entirely  responsible  for  it ;  and  I 
hope  your  modesty  will  not  hide  it  in  a  corner.  If  I  live  to 
write  your  obituary  I  might  say  it  then,  but  I  prefer  to  speak 
now  that  you  are  in  life. 

First  of  all  the  Lord  has  greatly  blessed  me  in  my  church 
work  during  the  last  half  year ;  He  has  used  me  as  an  humble 
instrument  for  the  spread  of  His  kingdom  in  this  field,  far 
beyond  my  fondest  expectations.  Now  of  course  in  this  use 
of  means,  the  Lord  saw  fit  to  place  me  in  a  position,  prior  to 
my  coming  here,  of  preparation  for  that  which  He  has  accom- 
plished, and  I  want  to  say  this,  that  I  verily  believe  that 
during  the  last  three  years  as  your  pastor  and  personal  friend, 
you  have  impressed  my  life  with  the  value  of  a  great  purpose 
and  the  greatness  of  human  life,  more  than  any  other  means 
of  my  pastoral  education.  The  dynamic  force  of  your  earn- 
estness has  been  a  silent,  yet  powerful,  stimulus,  to  me  in 
many  times  of  doubt  and  discouragement.  I  have  often 
thought  of  your  quiet  yet  persistent  determination  to  accom- 
plish the  best  in  everything,  and  I  feel,  that  in  my  church 
work,  your  spirit  of  dogged  optimism  will  in  the  future  speak 
in  my  life  for  the  glory  of  God.  Now  I  write  this,  because  I 
want  you  to  feel  that  in  the  following  resume  of  practical 
work,  you  share  with  me  the  consciousness  of  pride  in  the 
results. 

Wife  and  I  have  been  here,  in  this  field,!six  months ;  from 
a  church  of  lethargy,  caused  by  a  vacancy  in  the  pastorate 
for  several  months,  our  people  have  assumed  an  attitude  of 
organized  power  for  the  accomplishment  of  every  good  work. 
Now  you  want  to  know  how  it  has  been  done,  as  this  is  the 
object  of  your  Magazine ;  Well,  first  we  are  a  strong  believer 
in  the  manipulation  of  committees  judiciously  appointed  for 
certain  and  definite  work.  In  our  church  here,  we  have  six 
committees  as  follows:  Finance,  Visiting,  Sunday  School, 
Church,  Repair,  Music  and  Decoration.  These  are  all  at 
work,  we  require  a  report  of  each  at  the  regular  monthly 


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conference.  During  one  month  tlie  Sunday  School  commit- 
tee made  sixty  visits,  while  the  regular  Visiting  Committee 
averages  twenty  visits  a  month,  (not  social  visits  but  in  the 
name  of  the  Master).  You  cannot  compute  the  aid  these 
committees  give  a  busy  pastor,  as  well  as  the  value  of  the 
reflex  influence  upon  the  members  themselves. 

Providentially  our  choice  in  the  appointment  of  these 
committee  was  good  with  few  exceptions,  as  nearly  every 
one  appointed  seemed  anxious  to  work.  Of  course  we  tried 
to  use  common  sense  in  the  appointment  of  chairmen ;  for 
instance,  on  the  Finance  Committee  we  put  as  chairman 
the  cashier  of  the  bank,  whose  business  qualifies  him  not  only 
as  a  financier  but  also  as  a  methodical  leader  in  this  work ; 
as  chairman  of  the  Sunday  School  Committee  we  appointed 
an  experienced  practical  Sunday  School  teacher  who  en- 
thuses her  committee  with  energy  and  practical  wisdom  in 
dealing  with  the  children. 

Again  we  take  a  personal  interest  in,  and  oversight  of,  as 
the  pastor  each  of  these  committees  making  them  feel  our 
sympathy  and  co-operation  with  them,  for  Vv  e  believe  in  be- 
ing pastor  of  the  whole  church,  (even  of  the  choir). 

Then  we  have  adopted  the  schedule,  that  incomparable 
system  of  giving,  w^hich,  until  we  find  something  better  we 
must  say  is  the  greatest  v/ork  of  H.  R.  Bernard's  life  for 
Georgia  Baptists.  Instead  of  giving  occasionally  or  by  fits 
and  starts  w^hen  ''the  sperit  moves  'em"  our  members  now 
contribute  regularly  to  every  object  of  denominational  work ; 
this  method,  by  the  way,  is  an  education  in  itself,  for  alas, 
some  of  our  Baptists  don't  know  yet  that  the  Baptist  Orphan's 
Home  is  not  at  Decatur. 

Again,  the  pastor  makes  it  a  point  to  get  up  soon  enough 
on  Sunday  mornings,  and  takes  his  children  to  Sunday  School, 
and  about  once  a  month  he  preaches  a  sermon  especially  for 
the  young  people,  in  which  he  stresses  the  value  and  oppor- 
tunities of  church  membership  for  the  young.  We  believe 
many  churches  fail  in  a  discreet  encouragement  for  the 
development  of  their  young  members;  the  young  people's 
society  ought  not  to  do  everything  in  in  a  church  except  pass 
the  bread  and  wine,  neither  should  the  pastor  and  deacons 
studiously  eliminate  the  boys  and  girls  from  every  feature  of 
church  work,  but  there  should  be  a  conservative  concentra- 
tion of  all  forces  to  one  common  end. 


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Finally,  what  about  the  prayer  meetings?  as  this  is  a  thorn 
in  the  flesh  to  many  pastors,  we'll  give  you  our  plan.  We  an- 
nounced some  time  ago,  that  we  expected  the  members  to 
assume  the  leadership  of  the  midweek  prayer  meetings ;  for 
this  work  we  appoint  a  leader  each  week  and  if  they  can  do 
nothing  but  read  a  passage  of  Scripture  and  announce  the 
hymns,  they'll  do  that.  By  this  means,  otherwise  disinterested 
members  became  alive  to  a  personal  responsibility  more  or 
less,  and  much  rough  timber  assumes  shape  for  future  use. 

Now  Bro.  Editor  pardon  the  length  of  this  article,  cut  out 
and  trim  down  what  you  choose,  clothe  our  crude  thought 
with  whatever  garb  you  choose,  or  leaye  it  out  altogether  and 
we'll  love  you  still  the  same.  However,  let  me  add,  that  these 
plans  have  worked  admirably  for  the  glory  of  God,  and  I  insist 
upon  you  publishing  at  least  the  fiirst  part  of  this  sketch. 

Yours  Fraternally, 
L.  T.  Eeed,  Pastor  Lumpkin  Church. 

(As  to  tlie  above : — We  publish  it  just  as  it  comes  to  us, 
as  requested.  Bro.  Eeed  was  once  our  pastor,  and  it  seems 
that  he  believes  that  we  helped  him. 

The  most  we  ever  did  for  our  worthy  young  brother,  was  to 
give  into  his  hands  some  "  Articles  of  Work,"  and  a  charge 
to  use  them.  He  seems  to  be  doing  his  best  and  seems  to  be 
succeeding  too.  We  appreciate  the  bouquet  he  speaks  of 
throwing  us.  A  bouquet  now  and  then,  is  relished  by  us  all, 
and  we  believe  in  them.  Now  if  our  brother  will  throw  us 
about  $20.00  for  as  many  cash  subscribers  we  will  also  appre- 
ciate that.  The  fact  is  $20.00  will  do  more  to  pay  printers 
than  all  the  flowers  on  the  commons  of  Boston. 

Let  it  be  understood  that  this  exhortation  admits  of  every 
wide  application — Editor.) 


How  They  do  At  Grantville,  Georgia. 


At  Grantville,  Ga.,  there  is  a  Baptist  church  of  50  mem- 
bers, of  which  our  brother  G.  A.  Nunnally  is  pastor.  What 
is  printed  below  shows  how  the  church  is  organized  and  how 
it  proposes  to  do  its  work.  The  plan  is  according  to  schedule 
and  comprehends  all  the  work.  We  congratulate  the  pastor 
and  the  church  on  the  splendid  arrangement  made  for  service. 


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How  could  it  be  improved  upon?  However  let  us  read  what 
here  follows : 

DIRECTORY  OF  FIRST  BAPTIST  CHURCH, 

GRANTVILLE,  GA. 
1902. 

Pastor — G.  A.  Nunnally. 

Deacons— T.  M.  Lester,  C.  M.  Walker. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer — T.  E.  Zellars. 

S.  S.  Superintendent — W.  G.  Sadler. 

S.  S.  Organist — Miss  Belle  Jackson. 

Church  Organist— Mrs.  R.  S.  Walker. 

Times  of  Meetings — 2nd  and  4th  Lord's  Days  in  each  month. 

SECRETARIES  OF  BOARDS. 

State  Missions — S.  Y.  Jameson,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
Home  Missions — F.  C.  McConnell,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
Foreign  Missions — R.  J.  Willingham,  Richmond,  Ya. 
S.  S.  Board— J.  M.  Frost,  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Orphan's  Home —  J.  B.  Taylor,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

"  TndPx  "  •  ^  ^^1^'  Atlanta,  Ga. 

maex    •  ^  Graham,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Advance   — H.  R.  Bernard,  Athens,  Ga. 

ON  HOSPITALITY,  THE  SICK  AND  POOR. 

Characteristic — Given  to  hospitality.    Rom.  12 :13. 

Appreciated — Inasmuch  as  ye  have  done  it  unto  one  of 
these  ye  have  done  it  unto  me. — Mat.  25  :40. 

Opportunity — The  poor  ye  have  with  you  always.  Mat. 
26 :11. 

Committee — W.  G.  Sadler,  Mrs.  S.  E.  Meacham,  Miss  E. 
B.  Zellars. 

ON  MUSIC,  S.  S.  PERIODICALS,  INDEX,  ADVANCE. 

Needed — As  well  the  singers  as  the  players  on  instru- 
ments shall  be  there.    Psa.  87 :7. 

Warning — How  readest  thou.    Luke  10 :26. 

Importance — As  a  man  thinketh  in  his  heart  so  is  he. 
Prov.  23 :7. 

Committee — Mrs.  Ruth  S.  Walker,  Mrs.  S.  E.  Meacham, 
Miss  Belle  Jackson. 

ON  REPAIRS  AND  IMPROVEMENTS. 

Oversight — They  wrought  upon  the  house  of  the  Lord.  2 
Kings  12  :11. 

In  Good  Order : — So  the  house  of  the  Lord  was  perfected. 
2  Chron.  8 :16. 


HOW  THEY  DO  AT  GRANTVILLE,  GA. 


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Committee  :—T.  E.  Zellars,  W.  J.  Butler,  J.  W.  Smith. 

ON  orphans'  home. 
Good  Evidence : — Pure  religion  ahd  undefiled  before  God 
and  the  Father  is  this,  to  visit  the  fatherless  and  widows  in 
their  afflictions.    James  1 :  27. 

Committee  : — Miss  Jennie  Arnold,  Miss  Almira  Spradlin, 
Miss  E.  B.  Zellars. 

(Collection  in  February.) 

ON  FOREIGN  MISSIONS. 

Commandment: — Preach  the  Gospel  to  every  creature. 
Mark  16 :15. 

Committee  :—Chas.  M.  Walker,  T.  M.  Lester,  J.  K.  Polk. 
(Collection  in  April.) 

ON  STATE  MISSIONS. 

Testimony : — Ye  shall  be  witnesses  unto  me  in  all  Judea. 
Acts  1 :8. 

Committee :— W  G.  Saddler,  L.  F.  Ponder,  Otis  Smith. 
(Collection  in  June.) 

ON  INDIGENT  MINISTERS.) 

Fair  Dealing: — If  they  have  sown  unto  you  spiritual 
things,  is  it  a  great  thing  if  they  shall  reap  your  carnal  things? 
1  Cor.  9 :11. 

Committee : — W.  S.  Kogers,  Miss  Jennie  Arnold,  Miss  E. 
B.  Zellars, 

(Collection  in  July.) 

ON  HOME  MISSIONS. 

National  Honor : — Righteousness  exalteth  a  nation,  but 
sin  is  a  reproach  to  any  people.    Prov.  14:34. 

Committee :— Mrs.  S.  E.  Meacham,  T.  M.  Lester,  T.  M, 
Zellars. 

(Collection  in  September.) 

ON  EDUCATION. 

Duty : — Go  teach  all  nations.    Mat.  23 :19. 
Result: — Knowledge  shall  be  increased.    Dan.  12:4. 
Committee  :—W,  S.  Rogers,  Chas.  M.  Walker,  W.  G. 
Saddler. 

(Collection  in  November.) 
SUGGESTIONS  TO  COMMITTEES. 
1,  Let  every  member  feel  the  individual  obligation  as  if 
no  other  was  on  the  committee. 


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2.  Let  each  study  the  work  assigned  to  the  committee  and 
become  enthusiastic  in  the  prosecution  of  the  work. 

3.  Write  to  the  Secretaries  and  get  information  and  im- 
part the  same  to  all  the  members  of  the  church. 

4.  Try  to  get  a  contribution  in  service  or  in  money  from 
every  member  for  every  interest  you  represent. 

5.  Work  for  your  cause  in  the  time  allotted  to  it  in  the 
schedule. 

6.  Be  prayerful  in  prosecuting  the  work,  be  careful  and 
considerate  in  presenting  its  claims  and  be  prompt  and  cheer- 
ful in  making  report  of  the  work  done. 

7.  Whatsoever  thy  hand  findeth  to  do, do  it  with  thy  might, 
(Eccl.  9  :10)  and  whatsoever  ye  do  in  word  or  deed,  do  all  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus.    (Col.  3 :17. 

Note  : — Li  the  above  we  have  the  phrase,  ^'Indigent  Min- 
isters." It  would  be  better  for  this  to  be  written  ''Indignant 
Ministers" — better  still,  though,  to  write  "Infirm  Ministers" 
or  Ministerial  Relief  Fund." 


How  to  Improve  the  Prayer  Meeting. 

"It  is  impossible  to  over-estimate  the  value  of  the  prayer- 
meeting,  as  it  stands  related  to  the  life  and  usefulness  of  the 
church  of  Christ  "  is  a  statement  made  by  Rev.  Lewis  O. 
Thompson,  which  every  pastor  will  endorse.  The  weekly 
prayer-meeting  is  the  pulse  of  the  church.  Given  a  live 
prayer-meeting  and  you  will  have  a  church  with  spiritual  life 
and  power.  Neglect  the  prayer-meeting,  let  it  lack  in  inter- 
est and  life,  and  the  church  will  be  spiritually  cold  and  dead. 
Here  is  a  description  of  a  prayer-meeting.  Have  you  ever 
seen  anything  that  answers  to  it?  The  number  present  ranged 
from  fifteen  to  twenty-five,  and  most  of  them  were  female 
members,  one  old  class-leader  and  three  stewards,  with  the 
young  brother  who  everybody  says  is  "  called  to  preach,"  this 
is  the  "crowd."  The  leader,  most  likely  the  pastor,  occu- 
pies most  of  the  hour  in  cold  doctrinal  remarks,  and  then  ob- 
serves, as  he  had  been  doing  just  at  this  moment  for  months, 
if  not  for  years  :  "  Brethren,  the  meeting  is  now  open."  He 
waits  about  a  minute;  there  is  no  response,  and  he  says,^ 
"Brethren,  don't  wait  one  for  another;  occupy  the  time, 
brethren!"  Another  solemn  pause,  until  finally  the  class- 
leader  takes  pity  on  the  leader  of  the  meeting,  and  makes  a 


HOW  TO  IMPROVE  THE  PRAYER  MEETING. 


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few  forced  and  uninteresting  remarks.  He  is  followed  by  the 
young  brother,  who  has  been  "  called  to  preach."  Another 
painful  pause,  and  the  pastor  calls  on  the  class  leader  to  pray. 
Another  doleful  song  is  sung,  and  the  prayer-meeting  is  over. 
Oh !  how  cold  such  a  meeting  is ! — cold  enough  to  freeze  up 
any  longings  to  be  a  Christian  in  the  breast  of  a  sinner  who 
might  have  chanced  to  happen  in.  Dr.  Thompson  calls  such 
a  meeting  a  ''spiritual  refrigerator." 

Our  prayer-meeting  is  not  what  it  ought  to  be : — how  can 
we  improve  it? 

(1)  .  Find  out  its  faults.  See  what  it  lacks.  Invite  all  to 
send  to  the  pastor,  in  writing,  their  honest  opinion  as  to  how 
the  service^  can  be  improved,  and  that,  too,  without  signing 
their  names.  This  will  call  forth  a  frank  expression  of  opin- 
ion without  subjecting  any  one  to  the  charge  of  fault-finding. 
Let  these  notes  be  read  in  the  next  meeting  by  the  pastor,  or, 
better  still,  by  different  people  who  feel  that  they  cannot 
speak  or  pray  in  public.  Follow  the  reading  of  the  written 
opinions  by  a  discussion  of  the  subject,  and  earnest  prayer, 
and  then  invite  all  who,  in  view  of  what  has  been  said,  will 
endeavor  to  do  what  they  can  to  improve  the  meeting,  to  rise. 
''  Surely,  such  a  service  cannot  fail,"  says  the  World  Chris- 
tian," from  which  these  suggestions  are  taken,  to  put  new  life 
into  any  prayer-meeting  which  has  fallen  into  ruts.  A  dis- 
cussion of  the  subject  without  the  anonymous  opinions  often 
fails,  because  people  are  afraid  of  hurting  some  one's  feelings, 
whereas,  at  times  the  truth  should  be  spoken,  even  if  indi- 
viduals suffer." 

(2)  .  Have  a  definite  object.  Many  meetings  fail  at  this 
point.  They  have  no  carefully  selected  subject.  Many  a  so- 
called  prayer-meeting  is  no  prayer-meeting  at  all,  but  is  all 
talk, — often  the  same  talk  people  have  heard  many  times  be- 
fore,— and  it  is  no  wonder  that  they  are  dull  and  powerless. 
The  object  of  these  gatherings  of  the  church  should  be  to  gain 
spiritual  strength,  and  prayer  is  the  grand  channel  through 
which  this  strength  can  be  received ;  therefore,  make  the  hour 
full  of  prayer, — short  prayers,  earnest,  simple  prayers,  but 
have  a  number  of  them. 

There  should  be  plenty  of  singing, — not  an  entire  hymn, 
but  a  verse  thrown  in  between  the  prayers  and  remarks.  If 
the  organ  is  used  at  all,  do  not  let  precious  time  be  occupied 
by  playing  the  melody  all  through,  or  by  interludes,  which 


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are  always  a  serious  infliction  on  the  people.  Above  all,  in- 
sist that  the  remarks  be  brief, — not  more  than  three  minutes, 
— and  if  the  brother  is  burdened  to  say  more,  let  him  keep 
it  carefully  for  another  time.  Three  minutes  is  long  enough 
for  the  utterances  of  one  thought,  and  this  is  all  that  any  one 
person  should  give  in  a  meeting  of  only  one  hours  duration. 

(3).  Let  it  be  understood  that  the  prayer-meeting  is  the 
people's  meeting.  The  Sabbath  is  the  day  for  the  ministra- 
tion of  the  pastor.  If  it  is  not  wise  for  the  people  to  con- 
dnct  the  services  on  Sunday,  neither  is  it  wise  for  the  pastor 
to  monopolize  the  exercises  of  the  week-day  meeting. 

Let  one  Wednesday  evening  ( if  this  is  "prayer-meeting 
night,"  as  it  is  termed  in  the  South),  be  given  to  the  Sunday- 
school  superintendent.  He  is  the  leader.  The  Sunday-school 
and  its  all-important  work  is  the  theme.  Thn  leader  magni- 
fies this  Avork.  The  prayers  are  all  specially  for  God's 
blessings  upon  the  teachers  and  their  classes,  the  superinten- 
dent and  his  work.  This  is  the  time  for  the  superintendent 
to  secure  teachers,  for  the  teacher,  who  has  been  deeply  con- 
cerned for  the  salvation  of  a  member  of  his  class,  to  bring  the 
pupil  to  decide  for  Christ.  The  meeting  closes  by  a  proposi- 
tion by  the  superintendent  to  the  teachers  to  join  him  at  the 
altar  in  a  reconsecration  of  themselves  to  their  work,  and  in 
praying  for  a  fresh  baptism  of  the  Spirit  for  service. 

Another  Wednesday  evening  service  might  be  given  over 
the  official  board."  The  meeting  is  led  by  the  chairman  or 
elder.  The  leader  reads  selections  from  God's  Word  concern- 
ing the  work  of  those  who  "  serve  tables,"  and  the  duties  en- 
joined upon  them.  Brief  talks  are  made  by  the  older  stew- 
ards or  deacons.  The  prayers  are  all  specially  that  God's 
blessing  may  rest  upon  the  officers  of  the  church,  and  that 
they  may  be  given  Divine  help  in  their  delicate  and  difficult 
work. 

The  next  prayer-meeting  service  might  be  conducted  by 
the  president  of  the  Young  People's  Society  or  Christian  En- 
deavor, or  Epworth  League. 

It  will  thus  become  the  means  for  awakening  spir- 
itual emotion,  bringing  the  workers  face  to  face  with  God  and 
kindling  the  fires  of  devotion  until  the  altar  is  all  ablaze  with 
the  sacrifice  of  willing  hearts ;  until  every  one  is  ready  to  say, 
"  O,  God,  Thy  will  be  done."  Is  it  not  the  true  object  of  the 
prayer-meeting  to  bring  every  soul  to  the  point  where  it  is 
willing  to  do  its  duty,  so  that  decisions  may  be  made  and  re- 
sults may  be  secured  right  then  and  there? — ^Exchange. 


The  Church  at  Work. 


The  whole  church  at  work  mean  the  whole  world  soon 
saved. 

The  object  of  such  work  is  "to  give  the  church  that  unity 
of  impression  through  its  activeness  that  already  exist  through 
its  faith." 

The  motive  for  such  work  is  human  want.  Thank  God  the 
Christian  church  confronts  no  sleek  and  well-filled  universe ; 
it  stares  out  into  vacancy. 

I  am  sometimes  asked,  how  to  get  people  to  do  church 
work.  I  reply <  Ask  them."  Ask  a  definite  thing  of  even 
the  average  church  member,  and  it  will  be  hard  for  him  to  re- 
fuse, if  in  his  power. 

In  the  last  five  years  I  have  personally  asked  over  two  hun- 
dred persons  to  be  Christians  without  refusal.  Dozens  of 
church  members  in  Winsted  on  request  have  spoken  to  the 
unconverted. — Rev.  H.  N.  Kinney. 

Lines  of  Work  For  Women. 

I  happen  to  know  a  j^oung  lady  in  my  city,  who  is  a  very 
sweet  singer  and  player,  and  she  devotes  an  hour  and  a  half 
every  week  to  go  to  our  almshouse  to  sing  and  play  to  the  in- 
mates. She  sings  spiritual  pieces,  only,  of  course,  and  I  know 
she  would  do  almost  anything  rather  than  miss  going  there 
that  afternoon,  because  she  knows  she  will  be  looked  for  and 
longed  for  by  the  men  and  women  who  are  there. — A  Samp- 
son. 

As  to  what  Christian  women  can  do,  I  want  to  say  that 
some  Christian  women  of  our  city  have  been  writing  letters 
to  the  patients  in  the  hospitals  and  to  the  prisoners  in  our 
jail  and  in  the  State  Prison.  I  have  been  to  these  ladies  to 
find  out  what  the  results  have  been,  and  I  have  found  that  the 
prisoners  keep  the  letters,  and  some  of  them  have  pasted  them 
on  their  walls,  and  the  officers  have  told  me  that  they  read 
them  over  and  over. 

I  want  to  speak  another  word  to  the  Christian  teachers, 
and  that  is,  find  out  the  birthday  of  your  scholars  and  write 
to  them  on  their  birthdays  and  give  them  some  pretty  text 
cards.  That  is  a  simple  way  of  working  for  Christ,  and  it  is 
one  of  the  good  ways. — H.  J.  Gillette. 


Some  Sunday  School  Hows  Of  Special 
Interest  to  Pastors. 


HOW  CAN  WE  INCEEASE  THE  ATTEISTDANCE  OF  OUR  SUNDAY  SCHOOL? 

1.  Send  the  teachers  two  by  two  to  canvass  your  territory 
by  districts. 

2.  Stimulate  the  children  to  bring  new  scholars  by  some 
honors. 

3.  Have  public  quarterly  reviews  or  exercises  Sunday 
evenings. 

4.  Make  your  Sunday  School  attractive,  and  the  Sunday 
School  session  the  happiest  hour  of  the  week. 

HOW  CAN  A  teacher's  MEETING  BE  MADE  A  SUCCESS? 

1.  By  changing  the  leaders,  always  getting  good  ones. 

2.  By  having  papers  of  interest  read  by  one  of  the  teach- 
ers, announcing  the  same  the  Sunday  before. 

3.  By  having  it  Friday  night  and  letting  nothing  inter- 
fere. 

WHAT  IS  THE  BEST  WAY  TO  SECURE  PROMPT  ATTENDANCE? 

1.  Begin  on  time  always.  Adopt  the  Banner  or  Star 
class  plan. 

2.  Close  the  doors  until  after  the  prayer,  and  call  the 
roll.    Turn  the  late  card. 

3.  Have  the  teachers  on  time. 

OUGHT  THE  SUNDAY  SCHOOL  TO  EXPECT  SOULS  SAVED  AT  EACH  SESSION? 

Yes.  The  church  receives  its  greatest  number  of  new 
members  from  the  Sunday  School.  The  child  should  be  con- 
verted and  grow  up  into  the  church,  and  then  have  to  with- 
draw from  the  church  as  they  go  into  paths  of  sin,  instead  of 
the  common  thought  that  our  children  must  go  to  the  bad, 
and  then  be  redeemed  from  sin  and  brought  into  the  church. 


The  Pastor's  Wife. 


Who  can  doubt  that  she  is  the  first  lady  of  the  parish?  If 
the  pastor  was  a  wise  man  when  he  accepted  the  charge  of  the 
church,  he  offered  himself  to  the  best  woman  in  the  land. 
And  when  he  led  her  to  his  home  she  felt  like  a  queen,  for  at 
a  glance  she  saw  a  sphere  in  which  she  could  put  to  service 
every  gift  that  God  has  bestowed  upon  her.  I  am  writing  no 
imaginary  sketch,  but  simply  taking  the  picture  of  a  real  life. 
Her  presence  in  the  meeting  of  the  aid  society  was  held  as  a 


THE  pastor's  wife. 


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fresh  beam  of  sunlight.  She  was  unanimously  elected  as 
president,  and  she,  as  well  as  the  elder  members,  was  sur- 
prised at  the  clearness  of  her  judgement  and  the  graceful 
manner  in  which  the  business  was  disposed  of,  for  she  discov- 
ered at  once  how  the  training  of  home  and  the  school  had  made 
a  woman  of  the  happy  girl. 

As  a  hostess  she  welcomed  everybody  in  season  and  out  of 
season.  The  poor  felt  rich  when  they  felt  her  presence,  and 
the  rich  often  saw  the  deep  meaning  of  the  Lord's  words  when 
he  blessed  the  poor  in  spirit. 

With  increasing  demand  on  her  time  and  love,  she  was 
not  less  the  companion  of  the  preacher.  He  often  found  that 
her  common  sense  was  superior  to  his  learning,  and  not  a  few 
simplehearted  inquirers  were  brought  to  Christ  by  the  sweetly 
spoken  messages  which  her  heart  dictated.  She  anticipated 
his  trials  and  perplexities,  and  welcomed  him  from  his  daily 
calls  with  a  smile  that  was  kindled  in  the  closet. 

True,  the  church  had  not  given  her  a  call,  nor  voted  her  a 
salary,  but  she  knew  whither  the  Holy  Spirit  had  sent  her, 
and  the  church  felt  that  it  was  enriched  by  her  presence. 
There  are  blessings  that  consecrated  money  will  secure. 
Riches  were  not  possessed  at  the  manse,  but  the  poor,  the 
home  missionary  and  the  toilers  in  distant  lands  were  never 
forgotton.  The  widow's  cruse  never  was  empty.  Faith  an- 
swered every  wish  of  the  dear  woman's  heart.  Hers  was  a 
relatson  of  love  to  the  pastor.  They  were  equal  partners  in 
all  that  God  gave  them. 

Yes,  sorrow  came  in  God's  good  time.  Deep  shadows  fell 
upon  the  manse ;  but  there  was  no  need  of  mourning  and  re- 
tirement. God's  will  was  the  true  woman's  will,  and  the 
pastor,  as  he  watched  the  queen  of  his  heart,  felt  more  than 
ever  like  a  king.  The  humble  cot  still  welcomed  her  voice 
and  the  church  felt  the  inspiration  of  her  presence,  for  her's 
was  a  life  and  a  daily  sacrifice.  Forty  years  of  sunshine  had 
followed  the  pastor  when  he  discovered  a  shadow  in  his  path- 
way. With  a  fastbeating  heart  he  talked  to  her  of  death. 
But  it  was  not  an  unpleasant  theme  to  her.  Eye  and  lip 
seemed  to  grow  eloquent  as  she  contemplated  the  glory  be- 
yond the  river.  As  earth  retreated  and  heaven  approached, 
she  fell  asleep  in  Jesus.  A  hundred  girls  gathered  around 
the  peaceful  form  to  thank  God  for  the  sweet  incense  of  her 
life,  while  the  lonely  pastor  is  still  conscious  of  the  power  of 
her  consecrated  life. — Exchange. 


A  Good  Plan. 


It  is  an  established  fact  that  many  of  our  dear  brethren 
and  sisters  do  not  help  in  paying  the  expenses  of  the  church 
to  which  they  belong.  There  are  many  others  who  help  but 
very  little  and  try  to  justify  meager  assistance  with  a  claim 
to  poverty.  Yv^e  wish  to  submit  and  recommend  to  all  farm- 
ers, who  are  Christians,  a  plan  by  which  they  can  more  than 
double  their  usefulness  to  the  church  with  such  little  effort 
that  none,  be  he  ever  so  stingy,  would  feel  that  he  had  rob- 
bed himself  or  family  in  paying  what  he  owes  to  the  Lord's 
cause.  The  plan  is  this :  Let  each  farmer  in  arranging  his 
farm  for  this  year,  set  aside  one  or  one-half  acre  to  be  plant- 
ed, fertilized  and  cultivated  along  with  the  balance  and 
proceeds  to  be  gathered  and  given  to  his  church  to  be  dis- 
tributed, according  to  his  own  choice,  to  the  different  depart- 
ments of  church  expenses. 

It  would  be  a  very  easy  matter  for  each  farmer  to  cultivate 
at  least  a  half  acre  to  the  plow,  for  this  purpose,  and  then  he 
would  feel  good  in  the  enjoyment  of  the  fact  that  he  and  his 
Lord  were  partners  in  business.  He  would  also  be  much 
rejoiced,  at  the  end  of  the  year,  to  find  that  he  had  given 
much  more  than  ever  before,  and  given  it  much  more  easily, 
from  the  fact  that  he  never  considered  the  product  of  that 
ground  his  own. 

There  is  not  a  country  church  of  any  size  membership 
that  could  not  support  the  pastor,  pay  all  necessary  inciden- 
tal expenses  and  contribute  to  missions,  if  the  members 
would  unite  on  this  plan  and  go  at  it  with  good  heart. 

God  will  always  bless  us  in  our  honest  undertakings  for 
His  cause. 

Dear  reader,  if  you  are  a  farmer,  consider  this  plan  and 
adopt  it  in  your  business  this  year.  In  this  plan  you  will  be 
dependent  on  the  crop  you  gather  for  what  you  may  be  able 
to  do.  If  you  gather  much  you  can  give  much.  If  you  gath- 
er It  tie  you  give  little.  We  would  be  glad  if  every  one  to 
whom  this  plan  commends  itself  would  write  us  of  their  in- 
tention to  work  under  it.  Let  us  hear  from  you  brethren. — 
Communicator. 


insure:  in  the: 

Hutuaf  Reserve  Pund  Life  Association 

OF  NBW  YORK. 
FREDERICK  A.  BURNHAM,  President. 
CONSTANT  GROWTH  IN  ALL  THAT  MAKES  FOR  STRENGTH, 

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Character.    By  Samuel  Smiles. 

Confessions  of  an  Opium  Eater.  By  De  Quincy. 

Conquest  of  Granada.    By  Washington  Irving. 

Cranford.    By  Mrs.  Gaskell. 

Crown  of  Wild  Olives,  Tlie.    By  John  Ruskin. 

David  Copperfield.    By  Dickens. 

Deerslayer,  The,    By  Cooper. 

Dream  Life.    By  Ik  Marvel. 

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Essays  of  Elia.    By  C.  Lamb. 

Fifteen  Decisive  Battles  of  the  World.  By  E. 
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First  Violin.    By  J.  Fothergill. 

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History  of  a  Crime.    By  Hugo. 
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Jackanapes.    By  Mrs.  Ewing. 
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Joshua.    By  George  Ebers. 
Kenilworth.    By  Sir  W.  Scott. 
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Lucile.    By  Owin  eriJith. 
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Moses  from  an  Old  Manse.  By  Nathaniel 
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Reveries  of  a  Bachelor.    By  Ik  Marvel. 

Robinson  Crusoe.    By  D.  Defoe. 

Komola.    By  George  Elliot. 

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Scarlet  Letter,  The.   By  N.  Hawthorne. 
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Sesame  and  Lillies.    By  Ruskin. 
Sketch  Book,  The.    By  Irving. 
Soldiers  Three,  Etc.    By  R.  Kipling. 
Spy,  The.    By  J.  F,  Cooper. 
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Swiss  Family   Robinson.     By  Jean  Rudolph 

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Tales  of  a  Traveler,    By  Washington  Irving. 

Tanglewood  Tales.    By  Hawthorne. 

Thaddeus  of  Warsaw.    By  J.  Foster. 

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Toilers  of  the  Sea.    By  Hugo. 

Tom  Brown  at  Oxford.    By  Thomas  Hughes. 

Tom  Brown's  School  Days;  by  Thomas  Hughes. 

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